General Managers of the Year Crowned at Greene King’s Annual Conference

Greene King, the country’s leading pub company and brewer, hosted its managed pubs event this month, attended by 1,300 leaders from across the country, which culminated in a glittering awards night in Manchester.

The General Manager of the Year awards form part of Greene King’s annual Managed Pub Conference and recognise outstanding leaders from across its managed pub estate.

It recognised general managers who have excelled across all areas of running a successful pub, from delivering strong commercial performance and operational excellence to bringing teams together, creating memorable experiences for customers and ensuring pubs remain welcoming hubs at the heart of communities.

Winners were judged on how they perform across all areas of the role, alongside their leadership, team engagement and the respect they have earned from colleagues and peers, before the final nine were selected by Greene King’s Brand Operations Directors.

Speaking after the awards, Jodie Tate, Greene King’s chief operating officer said: “When we work together, we win together and that was what this event and these awards highlights. Our people are what makes our pubs the places which are loved by their customers and communities. Our general managers are trailblazers for the industry and all the team members who they work with. Thank you to each and every one of you for your outstanding efforts to make your pubs the successes they are.”

The Greene King General Managers of the Year across the UK are:

• Darren Pilley – Doctors, Edinburgh (Belhaven)

• Chris Stubbs – Greaves Park, Lancaster (Chef & Brewer)

• George Skeates – Green Posts, Portsmouth (Cornerstone)

• James Hodgson – Birchwood Farm, Glasshoughton (Farmhouse)

• Amanda Crilly – Waterside, Warrington (Greene King pubs – Pub & Grill)

• Eliot Bennett – Hem Heath, Trentham (Flaming Grill)

• Matt Gist – Ock n Dough, Wellingborough (Hungry Horse)

• Cheryl Williams – Angel, Baildon (Greene King pubs – Community)

• Tom McCartney – The Archers, Gidea Park (Greene King pubs – Urban & Heritage)

Notes to editors

About Greene King

Greene King is the country’s leading pub company and brewer trading c2,500 pubs, restaurants and hotels across England, Wales and Scotland.

At Greene King we are passionate about delivering our purpose to ‘pour happiness into lives’. That’s for our customers, our team, our pub partners, our suppliers and the communities in which we live, operate and serve. Founded in 1799 with offices in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk and Burton on Trent in Staffordshire we employ around 38,000 people across the group and operate three business areas including Managed Pubs, Pub Partners and Brewing & Brands.

• Managed Pubs: Our Managed Pubs bring together our best-known pub and restaurant brands nationwide, including Greene King pubs, Hungry Horse, Chef & Brewer, Farmhouse and Flaming Grill. We offer great service, quality and value for a wide range of eating and drinking occasions. Ventures includes Hickory’s, Premium (Crafted Pubs & Metropolitan Pub Company) and Hotels, which operate independently of Greene King’s managed pub brands.

• Pub Partners: Pub Partners runs our tenanted and leased pubs business and Hive and Nest franchise pubs. These options combine entrepreneurial independence with practical support, enabling partners to run successful local businesses within a market-leading estate. We have c.1,000 leased, tenanted and franchise pubs.

• Brewing & Brands: covers the brewing sides of the business. Quality ales are brewed at the Westgate brewery in Bury St Edmunds and the Belhaven Brewery in Dunbar. Our industry-leading portfolio includes Greene King IPA, Abbot Ale, Ice Breaker and Belhaven Best and our premium beers, Level Head and Hazy Day, brewed for the modern-day drinker.

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