Board of Directors

Date of appointment:

11 May 2023 as Non-executive Director (CEO from 9 February 2026)

Experience:

Will is commercially focused and results-driven with significant Board experience, in both management and advisory capacities, and brings expertise in stakeholder management and M&A activities. He held a Non-executive advisory role at Imagesound Ltd up to December 2023, having previously been Chief Executive Officer for c.nine years up to April 2023, and after having served as Chief Financial Officer for c.seven years prior to that. Previously, Will was an Associate Director within Transaction Services at KPMG LLP and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

External appointments:

Director of several private companies, which relate to his other business interests. 

Committee membership:

Member of the Social Values and ESG Committee

Date of appointment:

16 May 2022 (Chair from 1 July 2022)

Experience:

Derek is an experienced chair and has a wealth of commercial and operational knowledge. Previously, he was Chair of Informa plc from March 2008 until his retirement in June 2021 and was also Chair of Huntsworth plc from December 2014 to March 2019. Prior to that, Derek was Chief Executive Officer of Tom Cobleigh plc, Executive Chair of Leapfrog Day Nurseries Limited, Chair of East Midlands Development Agency and Sport England, and also served on a number of government agencies and boards.

External appointments:

Director of several private companies, which relate to his other business interests.

Committee membership:

Chair of the Nomination Committee

Date of appointment:

1 September 2016

Experience:

Michael joined the Group as Chief Financial Officer in September 2016. He previously worked for Drax Group plc, where he held senior financial positions including Group Financial Controller, and Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations. Prior to Drax, Michael worked for MT International and Arthur Andersen. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

External appointments:

None

Committee membership:

Member of the Social Values and ESG Committee

Date of appointment:

1 July 2022

Experience:

Alison has substantial experience within international blue-chip organisations, including multinational manufacturing, supply chain operations and marketing services.

Previously, she was a Non-executive Director of Music Magpie plc, Headlam Group plc and James Hardie Industries plc and held a variety of senior management positions at Diageo plc and Mars Inc, and was Chief Executive Officer of Buying Solutions, an agency to HM Treasury.

External appointments:

Non-executive Director of Norcros plc.

Committee membership:

Chair of the Social Values and ESG Committee

Chair of the Remuneration Committee 

Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Member of the Nomination Committee

Date of appointment:

7 November 2022

Experience:

Iraj was a partner with Deloitte for 20 years, leading its national internal audit group and serving clients in the financial, retail and public sectors, and was a recognised global expert and authority on internal audit and assurance functions. During this time, he was also Global Head of Internal Audit for Schroders plc, on a secondment basis, for over ten years. Previously, Iraj was a member of the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee and a trustee of the National Employment Savings Trust (‘NEST’). He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

External appointments:

Non-executive Director of Coventry Building Society (Private)

Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair Co-operative Bank plc

Non-executive Director of Development Bank of Wales plc (government-owned)

Non-executive Director of Aon UK Ltd (Private).

Committee membership:

Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Member of the Nomination Committee

Member of the Remuneration Committee 

Member of the Social Values and ESG Committee

Date of appointment:

1 February 2024

Experience:

Angela is an experienced business leader in the building materials sector, with significant branch network experience and insights from both multi-site retail and merchanting. She has held senior roles across the various parts of the Travis Perkins group since 2015 and was a member of its leadership team until late 2025. Prior to her role as Managing Director at Toolstation, Angela was Managing Director of BSS. Before joining Travis Perkins, she was Managing Director of Ridgeons Group, one of the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchants.

External appointments:

Non-executive Director and Remuneration Committee Chair of TheWorks.co.uk plc.

Committee membership:

Member of the Nomination Committee

Member of the Remuneration Committee

Member of the Social Values and ESG Committee