Appointment
This archive covers key leadership, executive, and senior chef appointments across the UK foodservice and hospitality industry. From CEOs and MDs at restaurant and pub groups to head chefs, operations directors, and F&B leaders at catering firms and multi-site operators, our reporting provides context on who’s moving where — and why it matters. We focus on how these appointments signal shifts in company direction, brand evolution, and strategic priorities. Whether you’re tracking talent across the industry or benchmarking organisational structure, this coverage is essential for business decision-makers.
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Aug- 2022 -8 AugustFood and Drink
Homewood appoints new F&B manager
Homewood Hotel and Spa has announced the appointment of Robert Fairbairn as its new food and beverage manager for the fully refurbished Somerset-based hotel after the reported approval of a £3m expansion plan to take place later this year. It is reported that Fairbairn is an “accomplished” leader in food…
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4 AugustFeatures
Q&A: The new face of F&B at Liverpool Radisson Red
How long have you been in the hospitality industry and what inspired you to pursue a career in it? I have worked in hospitality for 15 years, in that time working my way up from glass collector to general manager. I’m a people person and a massive fan of food,…
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3 AugustPeople
Claridge’s appoints new culinary director
Claridge’s has announced the appointment of Dmitri Magi as its new culinary director, alongside Richard Galli as executive chef and Thibault Hauchard as executive pastry chef. The positions were reportedly created especially for the hotel’s overhauled culinary team to “cement its position as a world-class gastronomic destination”. The news comes…
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3 AugustPeople
Flat Cap Hotels welcomes new group executive chef
Flat Cap Hotels has announced the appointment of Martyn Fallon as group executive chef. He will be leading on and working with all of the properties, focusing on local produce sourcing, the creation and implementation of each site’s menus and delivering the “highest levels” of training of both the senior…
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2 AugustPeople
Greggs names new chair as revenues rise
Greggs has announced the appointment of Matthew Davies as an independent non-executive director and chair designate. Davies joins the board with immediate effect, and will be appointed as chair on 1 November 2022, when the current chair, Ian Durant, steps down. He is widely experienced in retail, and during his…
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Jul- 2022 -26 JulyNews
Restaurant Associates appoints 3 regional managing directors
Restaurant Associates has announced the appointment of three new regional managing directors across its nationwide estate. Sara Senior, previously sales and retention director, moves to regional managing director with a remit to oversee Restaurant Associates’ key London clients. Ming Lai joined Compass Group Australia over a decade ago, before coming…
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26 JulyPeople
Agellus Hotels appoints new director
Agellus Hotels has announced the appointment of chef patron, Lee Bye, to the family-owned hospitality group’s board of directors. Bye reportedly worked his way through the Tuddenham Mill kitchen to become head chef in 2014 and has been recognised in the high achievers under the age of 30 working in…
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20 JulyPeople
The Sloane Club appoints F&B director
The Sloane Club, Sloane Place and The Apartments by The Sloane Club have announced the appointment of Erkan Oden as a food and beverage (F&B) director for the three businesses and their dining outlets. In his new role, Oden will oversee the operations and dining experiences at The Garden Room,…
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19 JulyPeople
Star Pubs & Bars appoints new central operations director
Star Pubs and Bars has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Caren Geering as its new central operations director. In her new role, Geering will be responsible for overseeing the company’s operational support functions including recruitment, training and marketing. She will continue her roles as an inclusion and diversity…
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19 JulyPeople
Adam Handling appoints head chef of Ugly Butterfly
Michelin-starred chef, Adam Handling, has announced the appointment of Connor Blades as the new head chef at the Ugly Butterfly in St Ives, Cornwall. The venue is Handling’s sustainable, zero-waste restaurant that launched at the “luxurious” Carbis Bay Estate last August that offers British food inspired by Cornwall. Blades reportedly…
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