Travis Perkins has appointed Kieran Griffin as new Managing Director for the Group's Travis Perkins builders' merchant business following the retirement of Paul Tallentire. Kieran first joined Travis Perkins 24 years ago as a management apprentice, after which he quickly rose through the ranks to become branch manager and later regional director of the builders merchant business. He was then promoted to managing director for the Group's interior building products specialist CFF in 2008 before taking on the reins for leading supplier of civils, drainage and heavy building materials Keyline in 2013. He moved across to head up market-leading industrial pipeline and heating solutions distributor BSS in 2017. Kieran reports into CEO for Travis Perkins plc John Carter, and has been appointed with immediate effect.