Roger Whiteside

Punch boss Roger Whiteside warns on increase in pub disposals

29-Jan-2013 By Michelle Perrett

The outgoing chief executive of Punch Taverns, Roger Whiteside, has warned that pub disposals could increase if regulation forces pub-owning companies to offer more free-of-tie leases.

Roger Whiteside to leave Punch Taverns

24-Jan-2013 By Mark Wingett

Punch Taverns has announced that Roger Whiteside has informed its Board of his intention to resign as chief executive to take up the position of chief executive of Greggs, where he is currently a non-executive director.

Punch steps up recruitment

28-Mar-2011 By Graham Ridout

Punch Taverns is stepping up its campaign to recruit entrepreneurs to take on leaseholds. Punch's managing director Roger Whiteside explained: "We...

Punch Taverns' new lease of life

27-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ

Patience, they say, is a virtue. Punch Taverns will have to wait a while before being able to assess the popularity of its new lease agreements,...

Punch Taverns rolls out new lease agreements

17-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ

Punch Taverns is to roll out new lease agreements next week which it claims will "demystify" the way its beer prices and rents are linked. The new...

What's in a word?

01-Jun-2010 By Hamish Champ

Last week I emailed Roger Whiteside to ask him what Punch Taverns, whose tenanted and leased pub operation he runs, means when it uses the word...

5. Roger Whiteside, managing director and Giles Thorley, chief executive, Punch

27-May-2010 By Tony Halstead

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Punch's new code of practice heralds "behavioural shift

20-May-2010 By Hamish Champ

Roger Whiteside, Punch Taverns' leased estate boss, believes the pubco's new code of conduct will drive a "fundamental behavioural shift" in the way...

'Code will help Punch become most trusted pubco'

19-May-2010 By John Harrington

The head of Punch's leased estate says he doesn't expect wholesale changes to the pubcos' new code of practice after consulting with licensees. The...

Hamish Champ: Punch Taverns and its 'chief executive replacement' conundrum

26-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ

Succession planning is a thorny issue for any organisation, especially so if the main man has been in situ for a long time. Heaven knows - though...

Punch's new lease deals are a step in the right direction

26-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ

Some will doubtless view Punch's new lease agreements and renewed appeal for entrepreneurial types to run its pubs as a complete waste of time. Never...

Punch Taverns to trial new lease deals

22-Apr-2010 By Hamish Champ

Punch Taverns is to trial a series of new lease agreements later this year which it hopes will persuade more entrepreneurially-minded people to run...

Let's hope it's not just rhetoric

19-Jun-2009 By Andrew Pring

The promise of change makes it an exciting time and, if the pubcos are genuine in their desire to evolve, the future will be fairer for licensees, says Andrew Pring.

Punch: We agree with many BEC points

11-Jun-2009 By The PMA Team

The boss of Punch Taverns leased division Roger Whiteside has stated that the company agrees with seven major areas of criticism within the highly...

Roger Whiteside

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...

Openness is Punch's policy

08-May-2009 By The PMA Team

Punch Taverns has outlined a strikingly frank view of the harsh forces buffeting its tenanted division. The PMA Team gives his view.

Punch: we need to evolve our model

29-Apr-2009 By The PMA Team

Punch Taverns leased pub business model needs to evolve, new head of the division Roger Whiteside has told City analysts. It is estimated that 20% of beer volumes have been lost in the sector in the past 18 months.

New Punch boss: Leased pubs are a creative cauldron

19-Feb-2009 By The PMA Team

Punch Taverns has had a new leased division boss, Roger Whiteside, in place since the end of November last year — The PMA Team met him.

All 7,560 Punch licensees invited to buy pubs

13-Feb-2009 By Andrew Pring

In a dramatic extension of its sell-off programme, Punch is inviting any of its 7,560 licensees to make an offer for the pub they currently run. The...