02-Jul-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Alan Parker, the outgoing head of Whitbread, is to lead a key gathering of senior pub sector executives this autumn. The FTSE 100 chief executive...
22-Jun-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B), the managed pub operator, has appointed Tim Jones to replace Jeremy Townsend as its finance director.
11-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit
UK foodservice supplier Brakes swept the board at the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) 2010 awards.
07-Jun-2010 By Lesley Foottit
Brakspear has appointed David Nathan as its new chief financial officer following a reshuffle of its senior management team. Nathan is new to the...
27-May-2010 By The PMA Team
Keighley based Timothy Taylor, brewers of award-winning Landlord, has unveiled former M&B chief executive Tim Clarke as a non-exec.
27-May-2010 By Tony Halstead
The Morning Advertiser's top 50 most influential people in the pub industry.
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Former Mitchells & Butlers chief executive Tim Clarke has been appointed as a non-executive director at Hall & Woodhouse. The Dorset-based...
Punch Taverns names M&S man as CEO
05-May-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has appointed Ian Dyson, currently Marks & Spencers' (M&S) group finance and operations director, as its new chief executive....
05-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
Marks & Spencer finance and operations director Ian Dyson is to become chief executive of Punch Taverns. Dyson has previously been finance...
28-Apr-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Novus Leisure, the late-night bar and club group, has appointed a new finance director to succeed Jane Holbrook, who is leaving the Tiger Tiger...
Brakspear in board shake-up
12-Apr-2010
Family-run pubco Brakspear is to overhaul its board to coincide with the retirement of its chief executive Don Bridgman who leaves in September. His...
Greene King trims board
06-Apr-2010
Greene King is to slim down the size of its board following its decision to relieve the managing director's of its Brewing Company and Local Pubs...
01-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
Barracuda names new ops director
31-Mar-2010
Barracuda Group, the private equity-backed bar operator which operates retail brands such as Smith & Jones, has appointed Richard Stringer as its...
10-Mar-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report
Jim Fallon, the former financier at McQueen, has joined the board of Eclectic Clubs & Bars as a non-executive director. Fallon will spend a...
Mitchells & Butlers finance chief resigns
05-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has announced that Jeremy Townsend, the managed pub group's finance director, has resigned from the business....
05-Mar-2010 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
Jeremy Townsend, finance director, of the managed pub operator Mitchells & Butlers has resigned to join Rentokil Initial,
05-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Gemma McKenna reports on the mood in the room at Mitchells & Butlers' volatile annual general meeting last week. It bore all the hallmarks of an...
28-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
High noon in the on-going battle of wills between M&B management and rebel shareholders is set for the company's annual general meeting today.
28-Jan-2010 By M&C Report
Simon Laffin has been voted out of the Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) boardroom this afternoon and will be replaced by John Lovering as chairman.
13-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers investor Piedmont has accused the board of presiding over a "culture of obfuscation and excess".
12-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Living Room managing director Danny Fox is to leave his post following Orchid Group's acquisition of 43 Premium Bars & Restaurants.
WaverleyTBS appoints new managing director
07-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Drinks wholesaler WaverleyTBS has promoted Jonathan Townsend from his position as the group's commercial director to the role of managing director....
07-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney
Drinks wholesaler WaverleyTBS has promoted commercial director Jonathan Townsend to managing director. Townsend joined Waverley last summer and has...
05-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Trade creditors of Regent Inns are owed £4,045,268, according to documents filed by administrator BDO Stoy Hayward.
04-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney
Standard Life has voiced its support for Mitchells & Butlers in its boardroom wranglings with billionaire investor Joe Lewis. Lewis, through his...
M&B re-jigs divisions to reflect shift in trade
01-Oct-2009
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has rejigged its pub brands into three new divisions and appointed existing divisional directors to head up the new...
03-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has appointed Adam Fowle as chief executive. Fowle had been acting chief executive at M&B since Tim Clarke resigned on 21 May.
30-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Mike Dowell, the managing director of Pitcher & Piano, has left parent company Marston's by mutual agreement. After six years in the role, which...
M&B gives Joe Lewis seat on board
16-Jul-2009 By The PMA Team
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has acceded to pressure from investor Joe Lewis, who bought Robert Tchenguiz's R20 share in the company last October, by appointing Richard McGuire as a non-executive director of the company.
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Roger Whiteside managing director, Punch leased division, Mike Tye managing director, Spirit Why they are on the list: Whiteside and Tye are the new...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
David Elliott managing director, Greene King Pub Partners (15) Alistair Darby managing director, Marston's Pub Co (40) Why they are on the list:...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Lynne D'Arcy joint managing director, Admiral Taverns (21), Andy Clifford joint managing director, Admiral Taverns (21) Why they are on the list:...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Stephen Gould chief executive, Everards (47), Stuart Bateman managing director, George Bateman & Son (49) Why they are on the list: Gould and...
28-May-2009 By The PMA Team
Ann Elliott managing director, Elliott People (new entry) Why she is on the list: Ann Elliott is founder of Elliott People, which offers sales,...
21-May-2009 By Tony Halstead
Doorstaff regulator the Security Industry Authority (SIA) has appointed Bill Butler as its new chief executive.
Comment: Resigned Magners man heading for a cider farm near you?
02-Apr-2009
There's a certain irony that comes into play with the news of Magners UK managing director John Holberry resigning. His departure comes as a result...
Luminar loses finance chief
04-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Luminar, the nightclub operator, has announced it is set to lose its finance chief, Nick Beighton.Beighton is resigning from the group after three...
Marston's names new finance chief
13-Feb-2009 By Hamish Champ
Marston's, the Midlands brewer, has appointed Andrew Andrea to the position of group finance director, with effect from the end of March. Andrea,...
06-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team
Truro-based Skinners Brewery is gearing up for further success, with a strengthened management team and a new nationwide sales drive. Simon Bray,...
03-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Hertfordshire brewer and operator McMullen's has acquired the Bullfinch in Sevenoaks, Kent from Geronimo Inns for an undisclosed sum. Food-led...
21-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney
Mitchells & Butlers managing director of Pubs and Bars Mike Bramley is to retire on 30 April 2008.
M&B's Mike Bramley to retire
21-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ
Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has announced the imminent retirement of Mike Bramley, head of the group's pubs and bars division.Bramley has been...
M&B bosses get limited bonuses
02-Jan-2009 By The PMA Team
Limited bonus payments for Mitchells & Butlers chiefs resumed in 2008 despite the crystalisation of a near-£400m hedge fund loss last January.
Zonal Retail Data Systems makes 16 redundant
20-Nov-2008 By Hamish Champ
EPOS technology supplier Zonal Retail Data Systems is to cut its 180-strong workforce by just under 10 per cent as the market for its services...
21-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
Deborah Kemp, managing director of Punch Taverns' leased estate, is to leave the business — her replacement will be former Thresher Group boss Roger Whiteside.
Diageo makes executive committee changes
25-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
Drinks giant Diageo has announced a raft of personnel changes to its executive committee with president of global marketing, sales and innovation Rob...
08-Aug-2008 By The PMA Team
Earnings per share growth targets for Greene King executive directors in the coming year have been reduced in "in the light of the current...
Knight departs as Tye takes the reins at Spirit
10-Jul-2008 By The PMA Team
Punch welcomes ex-Whitbread executive Spirit boss Andrew Knight is to leave the business and is being replaced by former Whitbread executive Michael...
InBev seeks to remove entire Anheuser-Busch board
07-Jul-2008 By Hamish Champ
InBev is seeking to have each and every member of the Anheuser-Busch (A-B) board removed as part of its US$46bn (£23bn) takeover battle with the US...