Simon Wilkinson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, GB

Board Director following the Breal / Calveton acquisition

Hospitality CEO Consultant for PE /Partner at Torc Capital/Board Non Exec / Exec Coach Clients have included The Carlyle Group, Catalysis Advisory/Foresight, LDC,& ActisAn Exec Coach for Senior Leaders with a particular emphasis on how Emotional Intelligence, personal Health & Well Being can drive better professional performance & happiness

Inherited a heavily loss-making business, steered the business through the Covid19 pandemic and oversaw a sale to new investors. Re-opened the business, grew the business the following 12 months including during lockdown 2 and returned it to both sales (+18.5%) and profit growth by Sept 2021 v 2019, before stepping down from full-time employment to pursue.

Euston, London, GB

Joined CDG following their acquisition of La Tasca Restaurants. Oversaw the integration of La Tasca into the business, took Cafe Rouge through a customer led brand repositioning programme that left it in sales growth and then helped the board with strategical growth acquisitions, before the investors exited.

Oversaw the successful turnaround and sale of the business during a 5 year period both in the UK & USA, tripling the value of the business during the last 19 months following 3 years of continuous sales & EBITDA growth, maximising value for shareholders & management

Kuwait City, KW

Brands include Maison Blanc retail stores & production unit, Cha Cha Moon, Kitchen Italia, Yum Yum and 2nd biggest Burger King franchisee in the UK. Succesfully turned the business from loss making to profit

GB