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Punch chairman to step down

07-Mar-2011 By The PMA Team

Punch Taverns chairman Peter Cawdron is to step down after four years in the role, according to reports.

Dyson hoovers up Punch shares

05-Nov-2010 By Ewan Turney

New Punch Taverns chief executive Ian Dyson has bought 100,000 shares in the company for £65,850. Former Marks & Spencer finance director Dyson...

Thorley to leave Punch on 3 September

26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team

Punch Taverns chief executive Giles Thorley will leave the business a week tomorrow — Friday 3 September. His replacement, Ian Dyson, starts on Monday 6 September.

New Punch boss starts on 6 September

25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney

Ian Dyson will take over as chief executive of Punch Taverns on 6 September, the pub company has confirmed. Current boss Giles Thorley will remain...

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....

M&S man to take helm at Punch Taverns

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...

'Mitchells & Butlers rebuffs offers for chains of pubs'

13-Apr-2010

Mitchells & Butlers has turned down several early approaches from private-equity firms for its All Bar One and Browns chains. One insider said if...

Analyst tips ex-M&S man as Thorley successor

30-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team

A City analyst has tipped former Marks & Spencer and De Vere executive Carl Leaver to replace Giles Thorley as Punch Taverns boss. Nigel Parson...

Pub stocks 'back on investor radar'

03-Feb-2010 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Shares in UK pub companies are back on the agenda of institutional investors, according to analysts at Merrill Lynch. Following an investor...

Pub training awards shortlist announced

26-Jan-2010 By Ewan Turney

The BII's Awarding Body will announce the winners of the National Industry Training Awards at its annual conference.

BII announces 2009 NITAs shortlist

04-Jan-2010 By Lesley Foottit

The BII has revealed its shortlist for the 2009 National Industry Training Awards (NITAs) across seven categories.

Punch Taverns executives awarded millions of shares

19-Oct-2009 By Hamish Champ

Members of Punch Taverns' senior management team have been awarded millions of shares in the company to incentivise their performance in the coming...

Punch says it will attend Fair Pint summit

08-Jul-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

Pubco giant Punch Taverns has confirmed it will be represented at an event organised by anti-beer tie campaigners next week. Fair Pint has invited...

'Pubs could close if licensing law changes, warn licensees'

22-Jan-2008

Pub bosses in Scotland have warned that the price of a pint will rise by 2p if MSPs approve controversial changes to licensing laws today. They made...

Yorkshire & North East

18-Jan-2007

David and Claire Smith The Princess, Rawdon, West Yorkshire What persuades someone with a lucrative and secure job to throw it away for a life...

SFI: Merry Christmas but forecasts remain unchanged

04-Jan-2002

Shares in SFI, the pub and bar operator that owns Slug & Lettuce, and the Litten Tree brands, jumped yesterday on the back of a bullish Christmas...