Persimmon chief executive to step down

By Hamish Champ2020-02-27T08:42:00

David Jenkinson has been in role for just 15 months

Persimmon has announced that David Jenkinson, the group’s chief executive, is stepping down after just 15 months in the role.

Jenkinson, a 23-year veteran of the housebuilder, was appointed interim chief executive in the wake of the departure of his predecessor, Jeff Fairburn, who was asked to leave the business in November 2018 following a hugely damaging row over a £75m bonus.

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