Travis Perkins appoints chief information and technology officer

Wickes owner Travis Perkins has appointed Phil Tenney as its new chief information and technology officer.

Due to join the business in early 2021, he will be part of the group’s leadership team and will report directly to Travis Perkins chief executive Nick Roberts.

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Tenney has a strong background in digital transformation and modernisation after holding senior digital, technology and operations roles at Asda, HBOS  and Accenture.

Roberts said: “We are delighted that Phil will be joining us in early 2021 as chief informationand technology officer for the Travis Perkins Group. He joins the business at a crucial time, when the industry is going through accelerated transformational change and we have a unique opportunity to use technology to help shape the next generation of merchanting.”

 

 

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