People moves: the latest news on people moves, jobs and training from across the pub sector This week’s round-up includes news that Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay is to leave his role after 20 years, City Pub Group has hired a former Walmart boss, and the founder of Seafood Pub Company is to lead a new Oakman division.
Marston’s CEO Ralph Findlay to step down
The CEO of Wolverhampton-based pub operator Marston’s, Ralph Findlay, will step down from his role at the end of the current financial year on 30 September 2021.
Findlay has been CEO of Marston’s since 2001 and has overseen recent developments including the launch of the Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company joint venture with Carlsberg UK and a deal to operate SA Brain’s pub estate in Wales.
Premium tonic and mixer brand Double Dutch is celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 by unveiling its Female Bartender Scholarship Programme.
Open to women aged 18 and over who are already working within the industry or looking to break into bartending, the Double Dutch Female Bartender Scholarship programme has been set up to empower aspiring female bartenders and mixologists in the UK.
The initiative, which was due to launch in spring 2020 but had to be postponed due to Covid-19, hopes to tackle the under-representation of women in the drinks and bar sectors.
It will feature everything from professional training and bespoke mentoring to financial assistance and will pair participants with globally acclaimed bartending schools and training providers to find suitable courses for the first cohort of successful candidates.