- Jensen will replace Rob Parker, who originally joined Topps Tiles in 2007
Topps Tiles has appointed Alex Jensen, the boss of National Express in the UK, Ireland, and Germany, as its next chief executive.
Jensen will replace Rob Parker, who originally joined Topps Tiles as its chief financial officer in 2007 before taking the top job six years ago.
To ensure a smooth transition, she will become the CEO designate on 15 September and take up the position formally towards the latter part of the year.
Prior to National Express, Jensen spent an extensive period at BP, where she oversaw the transformation of the oil supermajor’s retail and B2B fleet services and was also its global chief marketing officer.
She arrived at National Express in 2023, just after the travel giant’s parent company had changed its name to Mobico Group.
Since then, Mobico has agreed to sell its North American school bus division for up to $608million (£457million) to help reduce its debts.
New hire: Topps Tiles has appointed Alex Jensen, the boss of National Express in the UK, Ireland, and Germany, as its next chief executive
Paul Forman, chair of Topps Tiles, said: ‘Alex brings extensive retail, multi-site and digital experience as well as a proven record of value creation.
‘I am confident that Alex will be instrumental in helping us deliver our goal of Mission 365, creating value for all stakeholders.’
Under the Mission 365 strategy, Topps Tiles is targeting annual sales of £365million and adjusted pre-tax margins of 8 to 10 per cent over the medium term.
To achieve this, the group is expanding into new product areas, focusing on boosting B2B sales and developing its online Pro-Tiler and Tile Warehouse businesses.
Topps Tiles further announced on Thursday that its finance boss, Stephen Hopson, would be leaving to take up a similar role at pub chain Marston’s.
The Leicestershire-based company said Mike Killick has become interim CFO and will work alongside Hopson until the latter steps down on 3 September.
Killick has occupied senior finance positions at numerous firms, including Healthcare at Home, fashion retailer Peacocks, and chocolate manufacturer Thorntons.
In its half-year results published last month, Topps Tiles reported that its adjusted sales rose by 4.1 per cent to £127.8million, thanks partly to strong online growth.
Jensen said: ‘I’m thrilled to be joining Topps Group at such an exciting stage in its journey.
‘With its trusted brands, digital platforms, expert teams and loyal customer base, the business is well positioned for growth.’
Topps Tiles shares were 1.1 per cent down at 35.5p on Thursday morning, taking their losses to around 12 per cent over the past year.
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