Plumbing and heating merchants, the Highbourne Group, has announced the appointment of Earl Sibley as chief financial officer (CFO).
Sibley brings finance, operations and sector experience, having most recently been CFO and COO of FTSE 250 housebuilder, Vistry Group, where he oversaw the integration of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try.
CEO at Highbourne Group, Dave Evans, said: “The appointment of Earl is a clear signal of our ongoing focus to drive long term growth, further capitalise on the Group’s market-leading national plumbing and heating network, number one position in renewable energy, sector leading digital businesses which now account for over 20% of the Group’s revenues and our emerging commercial and industrial and cooling businesses. I look forward to Earl joining to further bolster our momentum and build on the strong like-for-like sales we delivered in 2025.”

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