People

The People section on Catering Today highlights the leaders, teams, and professionals shaping the UK hospitality and catering industry. It features executive appointments, career moves, leadership insights, and profiles of influential figures across restaurants, pubs, and catering businesses. With coverage of workforce trends, recruitment, and management strategies, Catering Today provides hospitality professionals with updates and inspiration from the individuals driving innovation, growth, and excellence across the sector.

Aug- 2021 -

24 August

Hawthorn CEO steps down following Admiral sale

Community pub company Hawthorn has released a statement announcing the departure of Mark Davies as CEO at the group. The move follows the completion of Hawthorn’s acquisition by Admiral Taverns, which saw 674 pubs transferred to now run under the operation of Admiral in a move funded by Proprium Capital…
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17 August

Deliveroo names Adam Bishop as VP of strategic restaurant partnerships

Deliveroo has announced the appointment of Adam Bishop as vice president of strategic restaurant partnerships. Bishop will have responsibility for leading the group’s global enterprise account management, global new business, Deliveroo signature platform and commercial partnerships divisions within Deliveroo. In his new role, he will report to Eric French, Deliveroo’s…
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10 August

Deliveroo names Devesh Mishra as chief product and technology officer

Deliveroo has announced the appointment of Devesh Mishra as chief product and technology officer. Mishra will have responsibility for Deliveroo’s tech org, which contains the company’s engineering, data science, design and product development functions. He will report directly to the CEO, Will Shu, and will sit on the executive team.…
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10 August

Townsend at Whitechapel Gallery names Chris Shaw head chef

Townsend, a restaurant and cafe at Whitechapel Gallery, has announced the appointment of Chris Shaw as the site’s new head chef. Set to take the reins at the restaurant and cafe this month, Shaw succeeds the outgoing Joe Fox, who has taken a senior chef role at the Firmdale Hotel…
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2 August

Burger & Lobster names executive development chef

Global surf and turf restaurant group Burger and Lobster has announced the appointment of Paul Greening as executive development chef. Greening brings over 29 years of experience to the position, including stints at Pier Restaurant in Sydney, Wellington’s Restaurant 290, and the Michelin-starred Parisian venues Guy Savoy and Pierre Gagnaire.…
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Jul- 2021 -

29 July

Roots head chef confirms plans to step down

Sean Wrest has confirmed that he will step down from his position as head chef at Michelin-starred Roots in York, announcing plans to eventually open his own restaurant. Wrest, who headed the venue for over two years, took to Instagram to confirm the news, describing his tenure as an “incredible…
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28 July

UKH names Kate Nicholls as disability ambassador

UK Hospitality (UKH) has appointed Kate Nicholls, CEO of the group, as its new disability ambassador. The appointment follows the government’s release of its new ‘National Disability Strategy’ – with officials outlining plans to offer disabled people better job support and opportunities. Nicholls said that as part of her new…
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14 July

SSP CEO Simon Smith to step down

SSP Group, the food and beverage travel outlet operator, has announced that Simon Smith is stepping down from his role as group CEO. Smith advised the firm’s board that he will be leaving at the end of 2021 to pursue a new opportunity at a private equity-backed business. Prior to…
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7 July

Delaval Arms names David Blackhall as executive chef

Delaval Arms, one of the North-East oldest pubs, has appointed David Blackhall as executive chef. Blackhall joins from Vaulkhard Group, where he was head chef at Barluga and Bealim House in Newcastle. The hire comes as the pub, which dates to the 1700s, has been fully restored by new owners,…
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1 July

Hilton unveils senior F&B appointments in EMEA region

Hilton has unveiled three senior appointments in its EMEA corporate F&B team, which are set to bring a “wealth of in-depth industry knowledge and experience” to the team. Hannah Davies will join as senior director of F&B Brand Development, EMEA, while Felix Hartmann will act as director of F&B, Continental…
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