Fibeo Confirms Permanent Appointment of Ross Duke as CTO Following Competitive Search
- Fibeo
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
Fibeo Ltd, the Scottish-based customer-owned broadband provider, has today confirmed the permanent appointment of Ross Duke as Chief Technology Officer, following a formal external search in which Ross was evaluated against a strong field of candidates from across the sector.
Ross is best known to the UK telecoms industry as the former Chief Technology Officer of FullFibre Limited, a role he held for three years during which he scaled the business through its transition from startup to high-growth operator. At FullFibre, Ross held full strategic and operational responsibility for the technology function, leading network operations, software development and product delivery whilst maintaining network reliability to the highest industry standards and ensuring every technology decision was accountable to commercial outcomes. That tenure followed nearly seven years as Director of Technology at MLL Telecom, and a telecoms career that began in Scotland in the late 1990s, a detail that carries natural resonance for a business headquartered in Ayrshire, the region Ross himself calls home.
That depth of experience, scaling broadband infrastructure through its most demanding phases with the operational discipline and commercial rigour that sustained growth requires, is precisely what Fibeo needs as it moves from build to launch.
“Broadband in the UK, primarily from the major providers, has a quality problem, and it has that problem because the incentives of most providers are structurally misaligned with the interests of their customers,” said Duke. “Fibeo has been built in response to that, through its ownership model, its service standards, and the way it holds itself accountable to the people who use it. The technology has to be worthy of that ambition, and building it to that standard, in a business I believe in, in the part of Scotland I grew up in, is exactly the kind of work I want to be doing. The search process confirmed my commitment to this role - and Fibeo’s model - rather than tested it.”
Liam Ronan, Chairman of Fibeo Ltd, commented:
“In a business of Fibeo’s ambition, the quality of the technology leadership is not a secondary consideration. It fundamentally determines whether the business can deliver on its promises to customers and investors. We ran a rigorous process because the mandate warranted it, and the outcome was clear. Ross has already demonstrated within Fibeo the standards we require, and his experience of leading technology through the most critical phases of a broadband operator’s development gives the board confidence that our infrastructure will be built and operated to match the quality of everything else we are putting into this business. We have been thoroughly impressed by Ross’ contribution to date, and I am confident that Fibeo’s technology strategy will be both differentiated and robustly executed.
Caelan Grant, Founder and CEO of Fibeo Ltd, added:
“Appointing Ross as our permanent Chief Technology Officer is a milestone that means a great deal to this business. We ran a thorough and extensive process which attracted over 170 applications. The calibre of interest and applicants we received was a strong signal in itself of the reputation that Fibeo is beginning to build in the sector and its prospects for success. When we assessed the full field against what this business demands technically, commercially and culturally, Ross stood apart. Not because he was already here, but because he was simply the best person for the role. His appointment gives Fibeo the technology leadership it needs to execute on everything we have promised, and I have no doubt that his best work, and ours, is still ahead of us.”
Fibeo expects to provide further updates in the coming weeks, including its crowdfunding strategy and timeline for summer 2026 and the public launch of its service proposition, ahead of delivering its first customer-owner connections in autumn 2026.
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