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.

  • Nov- 2021 -
    9 November
    NewsWill Lockwood to take up Roots head chef role

    Will Lockwood to take up Roots head chef role

    Roots, York, has announced the appointment of Will Lockwood as head chef, after the restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star earlier this year. According to the restaurant, Lockwood’s work at The Black Swan, working his way up from demi chef de partie in 2014 to head chef in 2017,…

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  • 5 November
    PeopleCrieff Hydro Family of Hotels appoints new group executive chef

    Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels appoints new group executive chef

    Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels has announced the appointment of Ross Bootland as its new group executive chef. He will oversee the culinary teams at each of the hotels in the family, including Crieff Hydro Hotel and Peebles Hydro Hotel. He will mainly be based in Crieff but will regularly…

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  • 4 November
    Pubs and BarsCity Pub Group appoints new CFO

    City Pub Group appoints new CFO

    City Pub Group has announced the appointment of Holly Elliott as its newest CFO of the company, with effect 29 November 2021. She replaces Tarquin Williams who has been the CFO since 2015 and will stand down on 29 November to have a career break and then seek new challenges.…

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  • 3 November
    Catering CompaniesCubitt House appoints new executive team to manage expansion

    Cubitt House appoints new executive team to manage expansion

    Cubitt House has announced the appointment of a new executive team to develop its six existing sites in central London and to drive expansion throughout the group.  Ben Tish will join the brand’s team as chef director, bringing with him over 20 years of culinary expertise having recently worked at…

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  • 2 November
    RestaurantsWasabi founder to take step back from business

    Wasabi founder to take step back from business

    Wasabi has announced that Dong Hyun Kim, who founded the business in 2003, will be stepping away from the business. Whilst Kim will no longer play an executive role in the company, he will remain a minority shareholder and director in Wasabi. Following the investment by Capdesia in May 2019…

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  • Oct- 2021 -
    29 October
    RestaurantsLeroy announces Simon Shand as head chef

    Leroy announces Simon Shand as head chef

    Michelin-starred restaurant Leroy has announced the appointment of Simon Shand as its new head chef. Shand started in hospitality whilst he was at college where he began working in a cafe, both front and back of house. After two years at Gravetye Manor where he was a Chef de Partie…

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  • 28 October
    RestaurantsThe Restaurant Group appoints new chairman

    The Restaurant Group appoints new chairman

    The Restaurant Group plc (TRG) has announced the appointment of Ken Hanna as its new chairman with effect 1 January 2022. The appointment follows the decision by the group’s previous chairman Debbie Hewitt who has decided to stand down at the end of the year to pursue her new role…

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  • 27 October
    Food and DrinkCompass group names non-executive director appointments

    Compass group names non-executive director appointments

    Compass Group has announced the appointments of Arlene Isaacs-Lowe and Sundar Raman as non-executive directors with effect from 1 November 2021 and 1 January 2022 respectively. On appointment, both will also join the audit, corporate responsibility, nomination and remuneration committees. Isaacs-Lowe is currently special advisor at Moody’s Corporation and was…

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  • 22 October
    BusinessCompass announces launch of Compass Group academy

    Compass announces launch of Compass Group academy

    Compass has announced the launch of the Compass Group academy, and the appointment of Chris Moore as its managing director. The Academy, a multi-million pound investment designed to develop much needed skills in the hospitality industry, with a focus on supporting young people from disadvantaged areas to “build careers in…

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  • 21 October
    RestaurantsLeon names new head of acquisition

    Leon names new head of acquisition

    Fast-food brand Leon has announced the appointment of Beth Emmens as its new head of acquisitions. Emmens will be leading the charge in the continued search for the “best” sites and locations in the UK for Leon’s expansion. She will be “strengthening Leon’s existing relationships” and is “keen to hear”…

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