All People articles – Page 128
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NewsAdmiral names new chairman and CEO
Admiral Taverns has announced that Jonathan Paveley has decided to step down as executive chairman after four years in the role. The group has announced the appointment of John Sands as non-executive chairman and Kevin Georgel as chief executive, effective immediately
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NewsGBK appoints new FD
Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), the Capricorn Ventures-backed group, has appointed Gerard Carolan as its new finance director
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NewsDomino's appoints interim CEO
Domino’s Pizza Group has announced that David Wild, currently senior non-executive director of the company, has been appointed as interim chief executive with immediate effect
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NewsPaul UK appoints new commercial director
Paul UK, the London-based French bakery concept, has appointed Darren Williams, former head of retail at Hotel Chocolat, as its new commercial director
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NewsPizzaExpress strengthens management team
PizzaExpress has strengthened its management team with the appointments of former Whitbread finance director Andy Pellington as its new chief financial officer, and Charlotte Maxwell, formerly of Talk Talk, as its new commercial director
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NewsFrid joins Caffe Nero as operations director
Former Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) executive Adrian Frid is joining Caffè Nero, the Gerry Ford-led Italian coffee chain, as its operations director for the North
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NewsItsu’s Carnevale joins Five Guys
Eduardo Carnevale has left Itsu as its head of training and standards to join Five Guys, the fast-growing US burger brand
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OpinionWagamama restructures property department
Wagamama, the Duke Street Capital-led group, has carried out a restructure of its property department, which has led to the departure of property director Sharon Cawthorne
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NewsBill’s strengthens property team
Bill’s Restaurants has strengthened it property team in the north, with the appointment of Tony Palmer, former head of acquisitions at Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), to oversee its expansion in the region
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Priestley joins Electra Partners
Bill Priestley, the former managing director of LGV Capital, backer of Amber Taverns, Liberation Group and Novus Leisure, is to join investment firm Electra Partners as a partner
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NewsLodge steps down from Novus
David Lodge has stepped down as property and development director at Novus Leisure after over eight years with the company
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NewsFormer Loch Fyne MD to lead Tortilla
Tortilla has appointed Richard Morris, former managing director of Loch Fyne Restaurants, as its new managing director to oversee its next stage of growth
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TRG’s Page: time to take a step back
Out-going TRG chief executive Andrew Page told M&C Report that he felt the time had come to take step back from the industry and its “relentless” nature
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NewsWhitbread chairman to step down
Whitbread has announced that Anthony Habgood will step down as chairman later this year
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Tesco secures Carluccio’s head of marketing
Tesco has further strengthened its Family Dining division with the appointment of Paschalis Loucaides, formerly of Carluccio’s, as its head of marketing
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Five Points Brewing Co claims Living Wage first
East London brewer Five Points claims to be the first UK brewer to become an accredited Living Wage Employer
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Opinion
Big shoes to fill
I like to think that if Andrew Page, the retiring chief executive of The Restaurant Group, was a footballer, say for his beloved Fulham, he would be cast in what pundits like to call the “Claude Makelele-role”. Tidy, unfussy but essential in making the rest of the team tick. Sure there have been more high-profile chief executives, but for getting the job done at a consistent and high quality level, Page’s work over the last 12 years at the Frankie & Benny’s operator will take some beating. These are big shoes to fill indeed
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NewsPage to step down as TRG CEO
The Restaurant Group (TRG) has announced that Andrew Page has notified the Board that he wishes to retire as chief executive of the Frankie & Benny’s and Chiquito operator in August 2014.
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NewsSpirit wins recognition for work experience
Its “Teen Spirit” scheme has achieved the Gold Standard by Fair Train, an organisation that sets UK quality standards in work experience provision
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NewsLynch to become group CEO at Nando’s
Andrew Lynch, the former chief executive of SSP, is to become group chief executive of Nando’s, the Capricorn Ventures-backed international chain of peri peri chicken restaurants