Mr Roy Wakeman, OBE, Executive Chairman of The Performance Timber Products Group (PTPG) has announced today that Joe Martoccia, currently Commercial Director of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd, will join PTPG as Chief Executive Officer. His appointment takes effect from 15 December 2014.

Roy Wakeman, who will remain with PTPG as Chairman, comments: “The search for a new CEO has been a long process and I am confident that Joe Martoccia is the right candidate to take PTPG forwards and continue developing the successful growth strategy of this £20m plus business. We are all looking forward to working with him.”

PTPG was established by Roy Wakeman in 2006 with the acquisition of Mumford & Wood Limited. Revenue at that time was approaching £6m. Since then the management team has developed the business through organic growth and also through the acquisitions of Timber Windows in 2009 followed by Dale Windows in 2010.