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.

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26 March

Compass Group’s 14forty names new strategic partnership director

Compass Group UK&I’s integrated facilities management provider, 14forty, has announced the appointment of Tom Mitchell as its new strategic partnership director. He joins 14forty from CBRE Global Workplace Solutions, having held positions in finance business development and technology integration – including three years at Compass Group UK&I business and industry…
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26 March

Ballers Pizzeria appoints new head chef

Ballers Pizzeria in Lakeside, Cardiff, has appointed Giacomo Rimanti as its new head chef. The pizzeria was first established in 2020, starting as a pop-up with a van, then evolving into a hatch in Heath, before opening the first bricks-and-mortar site in Lakeside in December 2023. Ballers focuses on Neapolitan-style…
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24 March

Allister Richards appointed chair of The Springboard Charity

The Springboard Charity has announced the appointment of Allister Richards, chief operating officer of CH&Co, as its new chair. Richards takes over from Alastair Storey, who has led the charity’s board since 2019, overseeing its growth and impact as it expanded its reach to support those entering the hospitality industry.…
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19 March

Knoops makes senior appointments to board amid expansion plans

Knoops has made four new appointments to the board and management team as it looks to accelerate expansion plans in the UK and abroad. Lush co-founder and former Hotel Chocolat chair, Andrew Gerrie, is stepping up to the role of chair having joined the company in January as a NED. …
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12 March

Nightcap promotes Sarah Miller to COO

Bar and nightclub operator, Nightcap, has announced the promotion of Sarah Miller to the role of chief operating officer. Miller first joined the group in June 2024 as director of business operations, having spent five years at Stonegate Group. She spent two years as business unit director for its late-night…
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11 March

Brewdog appoints new chief executive officer

Brewdog has announced the promotion of its chief financial officer (CFO) James Taylor to the role of CEO, effective immediately. The announcement follows the resignation of current chief executive James Arrow due to personal reasons. Alongside Taylor, Lauren Carrol has been appointed as chief operating officer (COO) moving up from…
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10 March

Compass Group UK&I appoints new HR director

Compass Group UK&I has announced the appointment of Hilary Goldby as its new HR director of its Business and Industry division. Goldby, who joins with 19 years of experience in the HR area across multiple sectors, has previously worked at Tesco, GEOAmey and Dixons Carphone. Compass Group’s B&I division includes…
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6 March

The Restaurant Group appoints new central operations director

The Restaurant Group has announced the appointment of Michele Bacon to the team as the new central operations director for the concessions and Barburrito division. Bacon has a wealth of hospitality experience and has worked in a variety of different roles within casual dining including Carluccios, Giraffe and Pizza Express. …
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5 March

Boxpark appoints former Gusto boss Matt Snell as CEO

Boxpark has announced the appointment of industry leader Matt Snell as its new CEO, as the hospitality operator continues to expand in the UK. The news follows the appointment of Chris Burford as CFO, who will be supporting and strengthening the operations and growth strategy of the business. Snell, who…
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5 March

Marston’s CFO steps down

Marston’s has announced that Hayleigh Lupino has decided to step down as chief financial officer to pursue a new opportunity outside the group. She will remain as Marston’s CFO and an executive director for the remainder of the financial year until October 2025 in order to ensure a smooth transition. …
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