About Andrew

Andrew is currently leading Hestia Hospitality plc – a new investment vehicle in the Hospitality sector, acquiring and building premium restaurant groups.

Andrew has over 20 years’ experience in leading hospitality and culture organisations. He has produced over two dozen West End and Broadway shows, winning Tony Awards, Olivier Awards, Evening Standard Theatre Awards and many more. Andrew has built and run theatres (including the first new, purpose-built

theatre in London in over half a century) and has sat on the boards of a wide variety of cultural and arts institutions.

Andrew returned to the hospitality sector as interim CEO for several organisations which included multi award-winning gastro pub, restaurant groups and hotels.

Andrew is Executive Chair for SALT, a leading marketing consultancy specialising in food and drink which he also founded. He is also a Trustee for Home Kitchen, a charity working to training and employ people from the homeless community into the Hospitality sector. Home Kitchen will open its first, flagship site in London in May 2024.

Andrew has previously been a board member of the British Institute of Innkeepers as well as a mentor for the Prince's Trust.

Andrew was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts and has just completed his MBA from Warwick Business School. Furthermore, Andrew has recently also been awarded the Freedom of the City of London for services to Business and the Arts.