Roy Wakeman, OBE, executive chairman of The Performance Timber Products Group (PTPG) has announced that Joe Martoccia, currently commercial director of Ultraframe (UK), will join PTPG as chief executive officer (CEO). His appointment will take effect from 15 December, 2014.

Mr Wakeman, who will remain with PTPG as chairman, said: “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.”