Travis Perkins plc has appointed Chris Bunker as an independent non-executive director.
Mr Bunker is finance director of the Thames Water division of RWE AG and is also a non-executive director of Mowlem plc and DS Smith plc. He was previously finance director of Tarmac plc and Westland Group plc.
It is intended that, in due course, he will become chairman of the Travis Perkins audit committee.