Casual Dining Group (CDG), the leading UK restaurant group, has announced a number of senior management changes, as it continues to materially develop the business both in the UK and overseas.
Café Rouge managing director, James Spragg will assume the newly-created role of chief operating officer; Simon Wilkinson will take up the Café Rouge & Belgo managing director position, and Las Iguanas managing director, Mos Shamel will assume responsibility for La Tasca (overseeing both restaurant brands).
CEO Steve Richards said, “These developments will further enhance our leadership team and help underscore our growing momentum.”
He added, “James’s appointment will help us to deliver our wider strategic ambitions and I am delighted to welcome to the CDG board someone of Simon’s calibre, who will continue our work to build the Café Rouge brand.'
In the COO role, Spragg will oversee the delivery of a number of group strategic initiatives and focus on driving CDG’s international footprint and concessions business – working with managing director Mark Nelson.
The changes took effect on 1 June, the start of the CDG’s new financial year.