Charles Human
Russell Kett
HVS is pleased to announce that Charles Human has been appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer for the London offices of HVS, overseeing the firm’s valuation and consulting division as well as retaining his current responsibility for managing HVS Hodges Ward Elliott, the brokerage and investment banking division of HVS in Europe.
Russell Kett has been appointed Chairman of the London offices of HVS, from his previous role as managing director. As Chairman he will be able to continue to develop the company’s dominant position in providing hotel real estate and advisory services to clients of the London offices throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Read More
Charles Human
Russell Kett
With consumers’ average spend on eating out now standing at £13.80 and some 72% of UK adults eating out on a regular basis, the UK’s foodservice market is in a strong position from which to emerge from the downturn and to capitalise on the fact customers are starting to have more money in their pockets. Read More
Sarah Peters, new events and membership manager at AFWS
The Academy of Food & Wine Service has appointed Sarah Peters as its new Events and Membership Manager to run its extensive programme of events and competitions including Sommelier of the Year, Restaurant Manager of the Year and the Academy Annual Awards. Read More
Host Contract Management, the independent contract catering company run by CEO Bill Toner, has won six new contracts across the UK including a prestigious three-site contract in Scotland with call centre specialist Response.
The Glasgow-based units will cater for a total of 1,000 employees at Response, offering a five-day week catering service. The three-year contract, won from Elior, is worth £400,000 a year and was awarded to Host based on the company’s flexibility and ideas to develop and improve the catering provision. Read More
Twenty of the world’s most successful hospitality leaders have contributed their views to a thought-provoking new 10-minute film, entitled The Power of Advice.
The film, produced for HVS Executive Search by The Hobo Film Company with an original score by French composer Jean-Gabriel Becker, explores themes surrounding the giving and receiving of advice in a business context. The film offers exclusive insight into the careers of the industry’s most successful business people. Read More
The Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS) is delighted to announce that premier Champagne house Moët & Chandon has signed a three-year sponsorship of its prestigious UK Sommelier of the Year competition.
“The UK Sommelier of the Year is a great fit with Moët & Chandon and we are very much looking forward to working with them as our new sponsor. Moët is one of the best-known and most prestigious champagne houses so this is great news for the future of the competition,” said AFWS executive director Sophie Roberts-Brown. Read More
HVS Executive Search is about to launch The Power of Advice, a short film in which 20 hospitality leaders discuss the importance of giving and receiving advice and the role advice has played in their careers… Read More
AFWS announces Moët Sommelier of the Year finalists
The names of the 12 sommeliers who have made it through to the final of this year’s Moët UK Sommelier of the Year competition, organised by the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), have been announced as: Read More »