// Travis Perkins promotes Nick Pinney to the position of property director
// Pinney will oversee the Group’s £1bn property business with a portfolio of more than 1300 buildings
Travis Perkins plc has appointed Nick Pinney as the Group’s new Property Director.
Due to take up his role from November 1, he will succeed Martin Meech who is retiring at the end of the year when he will become a non-executive director of the group.
Pinney first joined the Group as Divisional Property Director in 2014 before being promoted to Property Director for the Group’s Merchant businesses in 2019.
In his new position, he will oversee the Travis Perkins’ £1 billion property business that includes a portfolio of more than 1300 buildings.
He will also be responsible for the continued growth and development of the group’s estate and report to Travis Perkins’ chief financial officer, Alan Williams.
Williams said: “I am really pleased to announce the promotion of Nick, who is a fantastic asset to our team and who has grown with us since he joined the business seven years ago. This appointment is a testament to his talent and skills, and also of our commitment to the development of our own colleague pipeline.
“Nick has already played a key role in developing the property strategy that supports the ambitious growth we have for our businesses, and he will now be responsible for the long term plan to maintain and improve our estate, to make sure it is fit for the future in terms of driving the digital agenda, and that we lead the way on sustainable construction.”
Prior to joining Travis Perkins, Pinney worked as a Retail Partner for Strutt & Parker and as an analyst at Morgan Stanley.
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