Peach is kicking off its next growth phase by announcing the search for a new financial director to help manage expansion over the next two years and continue building the business. The move comes at a time of buoyant growth for the independently owned pub company which is set to hit £23 million turnover and add two new pubs by the end of 2014.
“We’re looking for a director to head up our Oxfordshire based finance team who can help us grow, develop the team and deliver our next stage of expansion,” says Peach co-founder Hamish Stoddart. “We’ve already created a professional finance unit, which is as strong today as it’s ever been, and now we’re on the hunt for an exceptional individual to help round out the team and play a major role in hitting our expansion targets.
“We’re already on track for a bumper year, with a solid start to the quarter and like-for-likes of 6.8% over the last three months, as well as a particularly good Easter,” he says.
“As well as getting us in the best shape to capitalise on growth potential, we also want someone who is hungry for a bigger role, someone who can support myself, Lee Cash and the other directors as we channel even more of our energies into getting Peach to a £30 million business with 22 great pubs,” he adds. “It’s a big job, ably done by the incumbent Andrew Percy who is taking on a new role outside Peach next month when he joins Loungers.
Operations managers also sought
“Over the coming months we’ll also be searching for talented people with great operational skills to join us to make our award-winning pubs even better,” he says. “As well as joining a really great team of people who’ve voted Peach one of the best places to work in hospitality for the last three years running, these managers and our new financial director will get the chance to join the Peach partnership and share in the profits created by the company’s continued success.”
More details about the role of financial director and forthcoming career opportunities in operations are available from Hamish Stoddart. Simply email a CV to Hamish@peachpubs.com.
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