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.

  • Feb- 2020 -
    28 February
    PeopleSodexo appoints new CEO to lead corporate services business

    Sodexo appoints new CEO to lead corporate services business

    Sodexo has appointed Julie Ennis as the new CEO for its corporate services business in the UK and Ireland, effective 1 March. It follows the expansion of current CEO David Bailey’s role to oversee Sodexo’s corporate services business in North America. Ennis joined Sodexo in February 2019 as managing director…

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  • 26 February
    PeoplePeter Avis to replace to Fred Sirieix at Galvin at Windows

    Peter Avis to replace to Fred Sirieix at Galvin at Windows

    Galvin at Windows, the award-winning restaurant located at London Hilton on Park Lane, has announced Peter Avis as its new general manager, replacing Fred Sirieix. Formerly working with Virgin Group and Babylon Restaurant and Bar at The Roof Gardens in Kensington, Avis brings over 20 years of experience with him…

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  • 24 February
    RestaurantsThe Restaurant Group expected to announce further closures this week

    The Restaurant Group expected to announce further closures this week

    The Restaurant Group (TRG) is expected to announce further site closures later this week when it provides a trading update.  According to the Mail On Sunday, TRG is preparing to close a number of its underperforming sites with many believed to be located at retail parks. It has also been…

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  • 11 February
    RestaurantsFeversham Arms appoints Adam Jackson as exec chef

    Feversham Arms appoints Adam Jackson as exec chef

    The Feversham Arms Hotel in Helmsley, York, has appointed Adam Jackson as its new executive chef. The hotel said he brings over 20-years of experience to the role and a “reputation for accolades”. These include a Michelin star as head chef at The Black Swan, Oldstead, three rosettes as executive…

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  • 10 February
    PeopleRockfish appoints new head of communications

    Rockfish appoints new head of communications

    Seafood restaurant group Rockfish has appointed Laura Cowan as its new head of communications to the executive board. Cowan has worked for the group’s founder, Mitch Tonks, for 20 years at Rockfish. She previously worked at FishWorks, and brings with her “considerable knowledge and experience” of the business to the…

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  • 3 February
    PeopleThe Barkby Group appoints new chief financial officer

    The Barkby Group appoints new chief financial officer

    The Barkby Group has confirmed the appointment of Douglas Benzie as its new chief financial officer.  The group is the parent company of Barkby Hospitality, which itself is comprised of two separate growth businesses, Barkby Pubs and Workshop Coffee.  Benzie will now join Barkby from Pure, a London based health…

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  • Jan- 2020 -
    27 January
    PeoplePanoramic 34 appoints new head chef

    Panoramic 34 appoints new head chef

    Liverpool restaurant Panoramic 34 has announced the appointment of Elliot Hill as its new head chef. The restaurant said that Hill will bring a “unique” style of cooking to Panoramic, and that the front of house and kitchen team are “hugely excited with the new developments that are planned under…

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  • 23 January
    RestaurantsRestaurant group Tre Ciccio enters administration

    Restaurant group Tre Ciccio enters administration

    Manchester-based Italian restaurant group Tre Ciccio has entered administration. Tre Ciccio opened its first restaurant in Altrincham in 2018 and opened two more sites in Bramhall and Ramsbottom soon after. The group confirmed the closure on social media. In a Facebook post it said: “We can confirm Tre Ciccio Ltd…

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  • 23 January
    PeopleBohemia restaurant announces new head chef

    Bohemia restaurant announces new head chef

    Michelin-starred Bohemia restaurant has announced the appointment of Callum Graham as its new head chef.  Graham, who Bohemia called “one of the UK’s most exciting young chefs”, will join the Jersey restaurant as head chef on 10 February. Bohemia Bar will also be relaunched as The Club Bar on the…

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  • 22 January
    PeopleHyatt Regency London appoints new executive chef

    Hyatt Regency London appoints new executive chef

    Hyatt Regency London announced the appointment of Roger Olsson as executive chef for its Marylebone site, The Churchill. In his new role, Olsson will be oversee all culinary menus and daily operations within the hotel, including British seasonal dining restaurant The Montagu Kitchen, The Churchill Bar and Terrace, in-room dining…

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