Mitchells & Butlers appoints new chairman
11 February 2011 09:42
Mitchells & Butlers has announced that John Lovering has stepped down as chairman and non-executive director. Simon Burke has been appointed as non-executive chairman. Mr Burke joined the board of the company in January 2010 as non-executive deputy chairman. He is also Chairman of HobbyCraft and a non-executive director of the BBC Executive Board.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr Burke said: "I would like to pay tribute to John for the significant advances he has overseen at Mitchells & Butlers in the past year. We thank him and wish him well for the future. I am delighted to take on this role and I plan to continue the progress in pursuing our strategy."
John Lovering added: "Simon has the experience and energy to take the Company forward and I am delighted he has accepted this appointment. I hand over confident that Mitchells & Butlers' strategy will be successfully implemented and wish the Company and its management team a bright future."
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