Senior Management

Beth joined the business in 2012 with a strong operational background before moving into the People Development Team in 2014. Beth has held several roles within the People Development team including Human Resources Business Partner for the Southern region and subsequently National Talent Development Manager. She was promoted to Head of People in the summer of 2019 and has recently been further promoted to People Director.

Since graduating from university, Beth has studied for CIPD qualifications, attaining Level 5 CIPD in Learning and Development, and completed her Level 7 CIPD qualification in Human Resource Management earlier this year.

Andy joined the business in 1998, having graduated from Leeds University where he studied Civil Engineering (BEng (Hons)). He has performed several operational roles within the Group, including Bar General Manager, Area Manager and Operations Director – Revolution North. Andy has recently been promoted to Business Development Director and his many responsibilities are primarily associated with ensuring process efficiency for those services that cross both brands and ensuring that the many and varied workstreams driving change and innovation, including the potential development of a third brand, get the required focus.

Fiona joined the business as a Hospitality Consultant in both 2018 and 2019 focusing on pricing and margin optimisation. In December 2020 Fiona joined the Group permanently, managing the Commercial and Food teams.

With over 15 years’ experience in the industry, Fiona’s focus has been on driving margin across multiple companies, such as the Stonegate Pub Company, The Alchemist, The Deltic Group, Town and City Pubs, Bay Restaurant Group and Laurel. Fiona began her career working in various blue chip companies, including Banks, Telecoms and Tech. She is a qualified Chef with an enormous passion for Food.

Alex joined the team as Brand Operations Director in March 2022. She has over 25 years’ experience in the hospitality industry having worked in operational roles for Mitchells & Butlers Welcome Break, KFC and Forte. Most recently she fulfilled a senior operations role in Harvester restaurants which involved menu redevelopment and brand design enhancements, as well as delivering revenue in excess of £120 million per annum.

Will joined the team as Head of Property in June 2020 from OYO Rooms, where he held the role of Midlands Hub Head. During this time, he was responsible for leading a regional team of Business Development, Infrastructure and Construction managers. Prior to this, he was a Building Development Manager at Mitchells and Butlers for over 5 years, where his main responsibilities included the successful delivery of all brand projects and the management of capital budgets. Will was promoted to the Executive Senior Management team in 2022.

Will is a chartered Project Manager (CIOB) and a qualified Quantity Surveyor (GradDipQS); he is responsible for the delivery of capital expenditure throughout the group including new properties and refurbishments, as well as the management of the estate and maintenance requirements.

After 20 years behind the bar and in the kitchen, working for Whitbread, Chef & Brewer, and Hall & Woodhouse, Chris studied for his MBA.  After 10 years with Hall & Woodhouse, moving from General Manager to Head of Operations, Chris moved to Brunning & Price as Deputy Managing Director for two years. He joined Peach Pubs as Operations Director and partner, overseeing growth from 17 to 21 pubs, implementing standard operating procedures and rebuilding the team. Peach has featured in the best companies to work for for the last five years, and in 2021 was ranked in the Top 25 best companies in the UK.

Maria joined the group in 2022 as Head of Growth & Digital, with her remit expanding at the start of 2023 to head up the Brand and Digital teams across the bars. With over 17 years’ experience in Hospitality marketing, Maria has held senior marketing roles across a number of pub, bar and restaurant groups including Living Ventures, Premium Bars & Restaurants, The Orchid Group, and most recently Fuller’s., gaining her CIM Professional qualifications. She is passionate about creating dynamic marketing strategies that tap into the needs of guests.