Travis Perkins appoints Stuart Chambers as chairman

Builders' merchant Travis Perkins has announced the appointment of Stuart Chambers as its chairman with effect from November.

He will join the board on 1 September as a non-executive director and chairman designate, succeeding Robert Walker as chairman when he retires in November.

Chambers was at Pilkington and NSG Group for 13 years, ultimately serving as chief executive of both companies. Before that, he spent 10 years at Mars and 10 at Shell in a range of senior operational management roles. He is currently a member of the Takeover Panel and is the chairman designate at Anglo American, joining that board on 1 September 2017.

He was chairman of chip designer ARM Holdings and consumer packaging company Rexam until last year and has also served as a director on the boards of Tesco, Smiths Group, Manchester Airport and Associated British Ports.

Chief executive officer John Carter said: "I would like to thank Robert for his immense contribution to our success during his tenure. His wise counsel and great experience will be missed when he retires. We wish him all the best for the future. I am delighted that Stuart has agreed to chair our board through our next phase of growth and development"