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10 Stonegate
Key personnel: Toby Smith, chief executive; Ian Payne, chairman
Outgoing chief executive Toby Smith has had a busy year with the addition of 78 sites from the failed Bramwell Pub Company, confirming Stonegate’s reputation as
the pub sector’s most active consolidator. The deal lifts Stonegate to c625 pubs, placing it second behind JD Wetherspoon in the high-street sector with brands such as Slug & Lettuce, Yates’s and Popworld. With its other brands Missoula and Common Room performing well, the TDR Capital-back group is well-placed for the future. Veteran Ian Payne was named Business Leader of the Year at this year’s Publican Awards.
