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Group managing director of the Frank Key Group, James Norton, has been appointed sector chair of the Builders Merchants Federation’s (BMF) Finance Forum.
The Finance Forum discusses outcomes aligned with Budget announcements and major financial developments that impact on the sector.
Norton joined Frank Key in 2005 as finance director shortly after qualifying as a chartered accountant. He was promoted to group managing director in 2011. Norton also serves as executive vice chair of the National Buying Group LLP (NBG).
BMF CEO John Newcomb, said: “We are delighted to have a person of James’s experience and calibre in the sector taking over as the new Finance Forum chair. With a distinguished career dedicated to driving performance and strengthening independent merchanting, he brings extensive strategic and financial leadership to the role.”
