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15 Admiral Taverns
Key personnel: Kevin Georgel, chief executive; Jonathan Paveley, former executive chairman
Admiral shook up its management team earlier this year, with Georgel promoted to the top job following the departure of Jonathan Paveley, who oversaw the turnaround of the c1,100-strong business, culminating in its sale to Cerberus in 2012. Georgel is joined by industry veteran John Sands as non-executive chairman. It has been busy upping its game on tenant support, with a new “Build a Menu” scheme, an estate-wide rollout of WiFi and British Inns Institute-accredited training.