John Lovering

M&B appoints new chairman

11-Feb-2011 By James Wilmore

Former Hamleys boss Simon Burke has today been unveiled as Mitchells & Butlers new chairman, replacing John Lovering. Lovering, who had been in...

Lovering to quit as M&B chairman

24-Jan-2011 By Ewan Turney

John Lovering has announced he is to quit as chairman of Mitchells & Butlers after just 12 months in the role. He will step down later inn the year when a suitable successor is found by the non-executive directors.

'Pupils act smashed in school'

24-Jan-2011

Primary school pupils are being taught to act drunk - in a bid to highlight the dangers of boozing. A drama initiative gets 10-year-olds to pretend...

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...

M&B chair: All Bar One and Browns ripe for expansion

06-Sep-2010 By The PMA Team

Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) chairman John Lovering has suggested that the company may have set itself too restrictive a strategy.

M&B plan provides food for thought

15-Apr-2010

Mitchells & Butlers ability to deliver on its latest food-led strategy under new chairman John Lovering has been questioned by pub industry...

M&B rebuffs private equity interest in brands

12-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team

Managed operator Mitchells & Butlers has rebuffed preliminary approaches from a number of private equity firms keen to buy its Browns and All Bar...

City Diary — 1 April

01-Apr-2010 By The PMA Team

All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.

Lovering's brave new vision for M&B

31-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team

Managed company Mitchells & Butlers unveiled a new business strategy last week. The PMA Team looks at the plan. Welcome to the brave new world...

Mitchells & Butlers to sell up to 300 pubs

24-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team

Mitchells & Butlers is likely to sell between 10 and 15% of its estate — 200 to 300 wet-led pubs — to fund investment in growing key food-led brands.