Executive team
These board members' profiles are on the Board of directors page. To view their profiles click on their images.
John Derkach
Position:
Managing Director, Costa
Age:
53
At Whitbread:
John joined Whitbread in 1995 as Marketing Director of Whitbread
Beer Company, before becoming Managing Director of Beefeater in
1999. Appointed CEO of Pizza Hut (UK) in 2002 and Managing Director
of Costa in 2006.
Previous Experience:
Spent three years at Procter & Gamble and ten years with Pepsi
Cola International in the roles of UK Marketing Manager, UK
Operations Director, Northern Europe Marketing Director and Area
Vice President for Spain and Portugal.
Louise Smalley
Position:
Group Human Resources Director
Age:
42
At Whitbread:
Joined Whitbread in 1995 as HR Projects Manager of Pizza Hut (UK).
Served as HR Director of David Lloyd Leisure and then Whitbread
Restaurants before becoming Group Human Resources Director in
2007.
External appointments:
People 1st (Trustee).
Previous Experience:
Spent five years working as a human resources professional in the
oil industry with BP and Esso Petroleum.
Simon Barratt
Position:
General Counsel
Age:
50
At Whitbread:
Joined the Group in 1991 as Group Legal Adviser, before becoming
Company Secretary and Group Legal Affairs Director in 1997. Has had
accountability for group development and was a director of
Whitbread Pension Trustees Limited between 1997 and 2009.
Previous experience:
Trained as a solicitor at Slaughter and May and then held
positions in the legal teams at Rio Tinto and Heron prior to
joining Whitbread.
This table shows the membership of the Executive Committee, the Whitbread Hotels and Restaurants (WHR) Management Board and the Costa Management Board. The biographical details of Alan Parker, Christopher Rogers and Patrick Dempsey are shown on the Board of directors page. The biographical details of the other members of the Executive Committee, John Derkach, Louise Smalley and Simon Barratt are shown in the below table.
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|
Board and committee members |
|---|---|
| Executive Committee | Alan Parker Simon Barratt Patrick Dempsey John Derkach Christopher Rogers Louise Smalley |
| WHR Management Board* | Mark Anderson Paul Flaum Maria Horn Andrew Pellington Gerard Tempest Ben Wishart |
| Costa Management Board* | Clive Bentley Russell Fairhurst Helen Hardy Adrian Johnson Andrew Marshall Matthew Price Jim Slater |
* The members of the Executive Committee are also members of both Management Boards, although John Derkach is not a member of the WHR Management Board and Patrick Dempsey is not a member of the Costa Management Board.