Description
Taylor Wimpey plc is one of the largest home construction companies in the United Kingdom.
The company was created from the merger of rivals Taylor Woodrow and George Wimpey on 3 July 2007. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Its headquarters are based in High Wycombe, England.
Operations
Taylor Wimpey's corporate head office is located at GateHouse in High Wycombe. There are 24 regional offices in the United Kingdom.
Taylor Wimpey was headed by Pete Redfern, CEO of the company from July 2007. In December 2021, he announced plans to step down once a successor had been appointed. In February 2022, Taylor Wimpey announced that group operations director Jennie Daly would take over as CEO in April 2022; she replaced Redfern at the company's AGM on 26 April 2022.
Irene Dorner, chair of Taylor Wimpey since February 2020, is to step down after the company's April 2023 AGM, and will be replaced by former Land Securities executive Robert Noel.