People

The latest news and updates on people in the industry, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Oct- 2024 -

1 October

Cooks Coffee non-exec director steps down

Cooks Coffee Limited has announced that independent director Paul Elliot has stepped down from the board with effect from 30 September. The company has also announced that Gordon Robinson, UK based independent director, will assume the role of chair of the audit committee. Robinson was recently appointed to the board…
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Sep- 2024 -

27 September

Greene King appoints new CFO

Greene King has announced the appointment of Jonathan Fearn as its next chief financial officer, following news that Richard Smothers will be retiring from the role in April 2025. Fearn will join the pub company and brewer from Abcam, a Cambridge-based global life science company which provides products for scientists…
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26 September

Prezzo appoints former Brewdog CEO to lead recovery plan

Prezzo has reportedly appointed former Brewdog chief executive James Brown as its new CEO, as part of its post-collapse recovery plan, Sky News has reported. Meanwhile, former Prezzo CEO, Dean Challenger, will also rejoin the group as chief financial officer. Having served in a range of leadership roles at Brewdog…
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25 September

CAMRA appoints new chairman

The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) has announced the appointment of Ash Corbett-Collins as new chairman. Vice chairman since last November, Corbett-Collins is a “long-standing” national executive member who was first elected to the board of the campaign in 2018. Previous chairman Nik Antona stepped down due to ill health…
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12 September

Adnams chairman steps down amid health concerns

Suffolk-based hospitality group Adnams has announced that chairman Jonathan Adnams has stepped down from his role with immediate effect due to health reasons. The news comes after he initially informed members of his possible retirement at the company’s last Annual General Meeting. As a result, the board “unanimously” agreed that…
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10 September

Ekstedt at The Yard appoints new head chef

Ekstedt at The Yard, the Scandinavian open-fire restaurant in Westminster from Swedish Michelin-starred chef Niklas Ekstedt, has appointed Luca Mastrantoni as head chef. Mastrantoni brings more than a decade of experience to the role, hailing from Italy, where he learnt to use “delicate and seasonal” ingredients, before moving to London…
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10 September

Revolution Bars Group appoints new non-exec chairman

Revolution Bars Group has announced the appointment of Luke Johnson to its board as non-executive chairman, following the retirement of Keith Edelman, who has held the role since February 2015. A well-known entrepreneur and investor, Johnson first established himself in the hospitality industry as chairman of and significant investor in…
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6 September

Chris Webb MP elected chair of APPG for hospitality and tourism

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) has elected Chris Webb, Labour MP for Blackpool South, as its chair for hospitality and tourism yesterday (5 September) at a meeting in Westminster. Damian Hinds, Conservative MP for East Hampshire, Caroline Voaden, Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon, and Daniel Aldridge, Labour MP for…
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4 September

Wolseley Hospitality Group CEO steps down

CEO of Wolseley Hospitality Baton Berisha has announced his decision to step down from his role. In a post on LinkedIn Berisha stated that “after much reflection” he had decided to leave for a “new adventure”. He also confirmed that he would stay on board at the company until his…
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4 September

Rick Stein Restaurants appoints head of food

Seafood restaurant chain, Rick Stein, has announced the appointment of Jason Wass as its new head of food, working alongside chef director Jack Stein to align with the brand’s ethos of “simple food, cooked well”. In his new role, Wass will oversee all aspects of menu development in all 10…
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