Geoff Cooper

Geoff Cooper (aged 58) joined Travis Perkins in February 2005 and was appointed Chief Executive on 1 March 2005. He trained in industry as a chartered management accountant and worked in management consultancy before joining Gateway (subsequently Somerfield plc) as Finance Director in 1990. In 1994 he became Finance Director of UniChem plc, subsequently Alliance UniChem plc (merging with Boots plc to become part of Alliance Boots plc) where he was appointed Deputy Chief Executive and Chairman of the Executive Committee in 2001. Geoff was a non-executive director of Abbey National Plc for three years leading up to its acquisition by Santander in 2004
Mid way through 2013 year, Travis Perkins announced his retirement as CEO with effect from the end of that year. Geoff is non-executive Chairman of Dunelm Group Plc, Bourne Leisure Holdings Limited, Chairman of the Construction Products Association, and a member of the Strategic Forum for Construction and the joint government / industry Construction Leadership Council.