Frank Elkins succeeds Howard Luft who will leave the business for a new position by the end of August.

Grafton has today (Thursday 25 July) announced the appointment of Frank Elkins as Chief Executive Officer of Selco and GB Distribution. 

Elkins will join Grafton on 5 August and will succeed Howard Luft, current Selco CEO, who will leave the business for a new position by the end of August after six and a half years in the role. Elkins will also assume overall responsibility for Grafton’s trade distribution business in Great Britain.

Elkins is a highly experienced Executive Director with broad experience in the UK building material distribution sector. Until last year, Elkins had worked with Travis Perkins plc for 12 years in a number of senior roles including Group Chief Operating Officer.