The Independent Builders Merchant Group, owner of 20 key builders merchant brands across the south of England, has strengthened its leadership team with several promotions.

With immediate effect, former MD at group company Grant Stone, Peter Cudd, takes on the role of chief commercial officer and Allun Pittingale is promoted to chief operations officer for the group.

Cudd will be responsible for category, pricing, product information and marketing functions and will lead the integration of these functions with sales, operations and finance.

Pittingdale will lead all the operating divisions and chairs IBMG’s five divisional boards of building, electrical, plumbing, roofing and timber.

Toby Constable also takes on Pittingdale’s former role of MD for South East Merchanting, while Steve Wakeman becomes group operations director for IBMG.

Martin Stables, CEO of IBMG said: “These changes have been made to the IBMG board and management in order to accelerate the next stage of our growth and deliver our strategic development plans.

“Bringing our sales and operational teams closer together to work alongside the central support functions is a key benefit to this new structure.”