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About us/Our management team
The board of directors - click on the image for a biography or scroll down
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Chief Executive Officer -
Roger Whiteside, 53 |
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Finance Director -
Steve Dando, 40 |
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Chairman -
Stephen Billingham, 53 |
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Non-executive Director -
Ian Dyson, 49
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Independent Non-executive Director -
Ian Fraser, 54 |
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Independent Non-executive Director -
Mark Pain, 50 |
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Roger Whiteside – Chief Executive Officer
Roger Whiteside, 53, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Punch in August 2011 following the demerger of Spirit. Prior to that he was Managing Director of Punch Partnerships, the leased division of the pre-demerger group. Prior to joining Punch Roger was CEO of the Thresher Group and has also held roles as Joint Managing Director of Ocado and Head of Food for Marks and Spencer. In addition, Roger is a Non Executive Director of Greggs plc.
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Steve Dando - Finance Director
Steve Dando, 40, joined Punch Taverns in 2003 as Chief Accountant and was promoted to Group Financial Controller in 2009 and Finance Director in July 2011. During his time with Punch, Steve has played a major role in the development of the group and has a wealth of experience, previously holding a number of senior finance roles with Courtaulds Plc. Steve is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales and started his career at Price Waterhouse Coopers.
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Stephen Billingham - Chairman
Stephen Billingham, 53, joined Punch Taverns as Non-executive Chairman in September 2011. He was Finance Director of British Energy Group plc, from 2004 to 2009, playing an instrumental role in delivering the turnaround and strong performance of the business, its relisting in 2005, its move up to the FTSE 100 and the sale to EDF in 2009 for £12.5bn. Prior to this, Stephen was Group Finance Director of WS Atkins plc during its successful financial recovery, as well as Group Treasurer of BICC plc (now Balfour Beatty plc) and Severn Trent plc. Stephen is currently a Government appointed Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of URENCO.
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Ian Dyson – Non-executive Director
Ian Dyson, 49, joined Punch Taverns as CEO in September 2010. Following the demerger of Spirit in August 2011, Ian was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Spirit Pub Company and became a Non-executive Director of Punch Taverns. Ian was previously with Marks and Spencer plc where he was Group Finance and Operations Director and prior to that Group Finance Director. He also held roles as Finance Director of The Rank Group plc and Financial Controller of Hilton Group plc. Ian is also a Non-executive Director of Betfair Limited.
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Ian Fraser - Independent Non-executive Director
Ian Fraser, 54, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director in September 2004. He started his professional career with Deloitte in Glasgow and Paris, qualifying as an accountant in 1981. From this he moved to hold various financial positions with Esmark, Schlumberger and ADT before joining Safeway Stores in the UK in 1989 as a member of the commercial team. Following several senior positions Ian was appointed as Buying Director of Safeway in 1994. In 2000 he joined Orange UK to lead the Retail and Distribution Division and was appointed Chief Operating Officer of the UK group in 2003. In February 2005 he was appointed by CVC as CEO of Kwik Fit, a position he held until the successful sale to the Itochu Corporation in June 2011. He was appointed CEO of Enterprise Plc in November 2011. Ian is a graduate of The University of Glasgow, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. He was also invited to become a Keeper of the Quaich in 1997.
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Mark Pain - Independent Non-executive Director
Mark Pain, 50, was appointed as an Independent Non-executive Director in December 2007. Mark brings with him a wealth of experience as a FTSE 100 main board director, covering a range of sectors, including; property, media, housebuilding, retail and wholesale banking, consumer finance, fife assurance and general insurance. Mark served as Chief Financial Officer of Barratt Developments Plc from 2006 to 2009. He was previously at Abbey National where he held a number of senior executive and group board positions, including; Group Finance Director, from 1998 to 2001 and Customer Sales Director from 2002 to 2005. Mark is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
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