Executive committee
We have in place a highly-experienced Executive team which is committed to driving the Company forward.
Phil Urban
Chief Executive
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Phil joined Mitchells & Butlers in January 2015 as Chief Operating Officer and became Chief
Executive in September 2015. Phil was previously Managing Director at Grosvenor Casinos, a
division of Rank Group and Chairman of the National Casino Forum. Prior to that, he was
Managing Director for Whitbread's Pub Restaurant Division, and for Scottish & Newcastle
Retail's Restaurants and Accommodation Division. Phil has an MBA and is a qualified
management accountant (CIMA).
Tim Jones
Chief Financial Officer
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Tim was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 2010. Prior to joining the Company,
he held the position of Group Finance Director for Interserve plc, a support services group.
Previously, he was Director of Financial Operations at Novar plc and held senior financial
roles both in the UK and overseas in the logistics company, Exel plc. Tim is a member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and obtained an MA in Economics
at Cambridge University.
Susan Chappell
Divisional Director
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Susan was appointed Divisional Director in March 2016 after 25 years with Mitchells & Butlers.
She originally joined the graduate management scheme programme before progressing into various roles in both marketing and operations and was
Brand Operations Director for All Bar One, Browns and Miller & Carter. She now has responsibility for All Bar One, Browns, Nicholson's and the
Castle pub portfolio. Susan is a graduate of the University of Wales with a BSc (Hons) degree in Hotel and Business Management and also the
University of Greenwich with a BSc in Nutritional Health.
Dennis Deare
Divisional Director
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Dennis was appointed Divisional Director in March 2016. He returned to Mitchells & Butlers in 2004
and has held a number of key roles including Brand Operations Director and Director of Food Trading, responsible for food procurement through to
menu creation. Previously Dennis held leadership roles with Scottish and Newcastle and in his first period with Mitchells & Butlers held operations
and marketing roles, along with working in new concept operations where he supported the creation of All Bar One and O'Neill's. Dennis started his
career in accountancy and as general manager of bars and restaurants.
David Gallacher
Divisional Director
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David was appointed Divisional Director in September 2019 after 14 years with Mitchells & Butlers.
Previously Director of Food Trading, David has worked for M&B across a variety of roles. David first joined the company as a graduate and
developed a successful career before leaving to hold senior operational roles at Whitbread, Aramark and Pizza Hut. David returned to M&B
in 2013 and was critical in developing the company's Food Trading function. David is responsible for the Restaurant Division, specifically
the Harvester, Toby Carvery and Stonehouse brands.
Chris Hopkins
Commercial and Marketing Director
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Chris joined Mitchells & Butlers in January 2016 as Commercial Director. Chris has over 20 years'
experience in the leisure and retail industry, with previous roles including Commercial & Marketing Director, Grosvenor Casinos (The Rank Group)
and Commercial Director at Arriva. Before that Chris held senior marketing and operational roles with Scottish and Newcastle,
Whitbread and Deliverance working across well-known brands such as Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Chef & Brewer.
Gary John
Group Property Director
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Gary was appointed Group Property Director in November 2010. Prior to joining Mitchells & Butlers Gary
was Senior Vice President, International Development, Estates and Franchising with Burger King Corporation, a position he held since 2004.
Before that Gary held senior property roles with Gap, Inc., Vue Entertainment and the Walt Disney Company. Gary is a Fellow of the
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Susan Martindale
Group HR Director
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Susan was appointed Group HR Director in November 2012. Susan originally joined the Bass PLC graduate
programme before progressing into Marketing roles for Bass Charrington, Toby Restaurants and Bass Inns and Taverns, as well as various Supply
Chain roles. She briefly left the Company in 1998 to join Marston's as Purchasing Director. After two years Susan returned to Six Continents
working in various Operations roles including Brand Operations Director for All Bar One and led the Mitchells & Butlers business transformation programme.
Anna-Marie Mason
Divisional Director
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Anna-Marie joined Mitchells & Butlers in June 2013 as Operations Director for Nicholson's.
She has over 30 years' experience in the leisure and retail industry, with previous senior marketing and operational roles at S&N, LA Fitness, Boots
and latterly GAME Digital where she was Marketing Director.
Prior to her appointment as Divisional Director for the M&B Pubs Division in April 2021, Anna-Marie spent 5 years as M&B’s Director of Brand and Digital Marketing.
Andrew Freeman
Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
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Andrew was appointed to the Executive Committee of Mitchells & Butlers plc as
Group General Counsel & Company Secretary on 1 September 2022. He is a dual qualified solicitor (Scotland, England & Wales) who was
previously in-house at PPHE Hotel Group Limited - an international hospitality real estate company that owns, co-owns, develops, leases,
operates and franchises hospitality real estate across Europe. He has also previously held various senior positions in law firm private
practice in both Edinburgh and London.
