Executive Director

Awards

ALMR Late Night Awards winners announced

12-Oct-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has announced the winners of its Late Night Awards at a gala ceremony in London’s West End.

Brakspear appoints former MD of Geronimo Inns

21-Sep-2015 By James Evison

Pub operator and brewer Brakspear has appointed Ed Turner, formerly managing director of Geronimo Inns, as a non-executive director with a brief to help develop its managed pub division.

Four more join ALMR

08-Nov-2011

Liverpool-based pub and bar operators Central Bars, Baa Bar, Pax Leisure and Ice Bars are the latest to join the Association for Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR).

Tributes flood in for Jeremy Allen

23-Jun-2011 By MA Reporters

Tributes have been paid to Jeremy Allen, the UK's foremost legal practitioner in licensing issues, who has died aged 66. He was a founding partner...

M&B's John Lovering to step down as chairman

24-Jan-2011 By Hamish Champ

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) has announced that John Lovering is to step down from his role as chairman and director of the managed pub group by...

Fuller's appoints Lynn Fordham to board

18-Jan-2011 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Fuller's, the pub company and brewer, has appointed Lynn Fordham to its board as a non executive director. Currently chief executive of investment...

£100k pay-off for former M&B directors

23-Dec-2010 By John Harrington

Mitchells & Butlers paid £100,000 each to two former directors who were sacked in last December's dramatic boardroom showdown. M&B's annual...

Young's completes Geronimo Inns deal

16-Dec-2010 By Ewan Turney

London based pub operator and brewer Young's has acquired the 26-strong Geronimo Inns for £60m in cash. Geronimo was founded in 1995, by Rupert and...

Young's confirms £60m Geronimo Inns acquisition

16-Dec-2010 By Hamish Champ

Young & Co, the London-based pub operator, has confirmed its acquisition of Geronimo Inns, the managed pub group, for £60m in cash. The deal,...

Paul Smith to leave Noctis

07-Dec-2010 By John Harrington

Paul Smith is to leave his role as executive director of Noctis, the trade body for late-night bar and club operators, at the end of the year. The...

Bylaw could ban pub loyalty cards

22-Nov-2010 By John Harrington

Loyalty cards could be banned and bars forced to advertise the unit content of every drink under a proposed new bylaw in Greater Manchester.

Fear of doorstaff price rise

15-Dec-2009 By John Harrington

The cost of hiring doorstaff could rise under new Government plans to make "top-up" training compulsory when their licences are renewed. Government...

Tim Turner to retire from Fuller's

08-Dec-2009 By Ewan Turney

Fuller's commercial director Tim Turner is to retire from the board at the end of March 2010 after thirty years service.

Majority of Greene King bosses see pay drop

04-Aug-2009 By The PMA Team

The majority of Greene King executive directors saw a drop in pay in 2008-2009 compared to the year before. Chief executive Rooney Anand earned a...

Nick Bish

28-May-2009 By The PMA Team

Nick Bish chief executive, Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers Paul Smith executive director, Noctis Mark Hastings communications director,...

Industry experts: pub predictions for 2009

08-Jan-2009 By John Harrington

A panel of industry experts and top brass have spoken to the MA about their hopes and fears for 2009 — now we want your predictions.

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.

No bonuses for Marston's top brass

02-Jan-2009 By Hamish Champ

Top executives at Midlands' brewer Marston's have missed out on bonuses in 2008 collectively worth hundreds of thousands of pounds.According to the...

Greene King revises directors' targets down

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...

Noctis ups focus on community engagement

18-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

Better ways to engage with the community was high on the agenda at a meeting designed to raise standards among those working in the night-time...

SIA: we've not hit our targets

18-Apr-2008 By John Harrington

The SIA says progress has been made but delays still occur in processing licences for pub doorstaff

Noctis: higher alcohol tax is not the answer

11-Mar-2008 By John Harrington

The trade group urges against an increase in alcohol tax on the eve of the Budget

Lib Dems: 'Irresponsible' bars to pay for A&E drunks

14-Sep-2007

Lib Dems want 'irresposible' venues to pay for A&E drunks

Brulines to buy rival

04-Sep-2007

Brulines has announced it is to buy rival cellar volume monitoring company Nucleus Data for £3,800,000. A further consideration of up to £700,000...

George Bateman dies

26-Jun-2007 By Hamish Champ

George Bateman, chairman of the Lincolnshire brewer that bears his name, has died after a long illness. According to a statement from the company he...

Marston's directors' pay down by 20%

11-Jan-2007 By The PMA Team

The five executive directors of Marston's, formerly known as Wolves & Dudley, saw a drop of just over 20% in their total pay packages in 2006...

GK directors share £1m-plus bonuses

10-Aug-2006 By The PMA Team

Greene King executive directors shared a bonus pool of £1.026m in the 2005/2006 financial year, according to the company's annual report. The pool...

Why did nobody listen to us?

23-Oct-2003

by The PMA Team Two directors at SFI Group ­ owner of the Slug & Lettuce, Bar Med and Litten Tree chains ­ Clive Eplett and James Kowszun,...

Honeycombe Leisure - non-executive director - Simon Wood

06-Jul-2001

Honeycombe Leisure has appointed Simon Wood, 48, as non-executive director of the company.He has significant experience of the leisure industry, most...