City Plumbing, part of Highbourne Group, has appointed Liz Taylor as its new chief commercial officer.
Joining the senior leadership team, the company said Liz will be instrumental in driving the strong positive momentum City Plumbing has built across all its branch-managed channels.
Liz joins Highbourne Group with more than 20 years of commercial experience, bringing a retail perspective to the merchanting industry from her different roles including, most recently, commercial director at Morrisons.
She will report directly to Dave Evans, Highborne Group’s CEO. Reporting into Liz will be Dominic Sarkar, commercial director; Steve Smith, managing director of The Bathroom Showroom; and Hemal Morjaria, managing director of Renewables, Electrical and Site Temp.
Dave said: “Within a challenging market backdrop, across the Highbourne Group, we continue to make great progress on our core strategic initiatives whilst taking market share across all sectors. Liz joining our leadership team will add further impetus to this momentum, and I look forward to working with her and utilising her fabulous commercial experience and skills.”
Liz added: “I’m looking forward to joining the Highbourne Group and being part of an organisation with a clear strategy in place, working towards some ambitious goals.
“I’m delighted to be a part of the team that will strengthen Highbourne Group’s offering, and using the experience I’ve gained over the years, meet the complex and ever-changing requirements of its vast customer portfolio.”