Highbourne Group appoints Earl Sibley as new Chief Financial Officer

Leading specialist merchant, Highbourne Group, owned by HIG Capital, has announced the appointment of Earl Sibley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). 

Earl brings extensive finance, operations and sector experience, having most recently been CFO and COO of FTSE 250 housebuilder, Vistry Group.  Earl oversaw the integration of Bovis Homes and Galliford Try to cement Vistry’s leading market position. 

Prior to his time at Vistry, Earl held roles with Barratt Redrow and EY, and he is currently a Non-Executive Director at property developer Henry Boot PLC. 

Dave Evans, CEO at Highbourne Group, 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.”

Highbourne Group is the UK's leading specialist merchant group in the plumbing, heating, renewables, electrical and building services market. The Group operates many of the sector’s most trusted and respected names, including City Plumbing, PTS and Plumbworld, with over 350 branches and 3,000 employees UK-wide. The Group’s renewable energy solutions business accounts for 25% of the UK’s heat pump market and its customer focused digital businesses are growing consistently ahead of the market. Highbourne Group was acquired by HIG Capital in 2021.