Restaurant group D&D London has announced the appointment of three new Directors.
Sarah Jackson (pictured) joins as People Director to lead D&D’s global HR strategy. Sarah was previously at the Maybourne Hotel Group where she was Group HR Director. Prior to that role Sarah held HR Director roles within luxury retail for various brands including de Beers (part of LVMH) and Links of London.
Michael Farquhar joins as Operations Director, a new role within D&D managing all UK operations. Michael was previously Global Operations Director at the Cé La Vi Group in Singapore where he led the operations team. Michael has also had extensive food and beverage experience within the hotel sector including spells at Four Seasons and Intercontinental.
Finally, Paul O’Shaughnessy has been appointed Purchasing Director. Paul joins from Harrods where, as Purchasing Director he led the buying strategy for its restaurants and retail business. Previously Paul held a number of senior purchasing roles within various major retail and restaurant groups including Safeway, Whitbread and BHS.
All three directors will report into Toby Harris, D&D's Chief Operating Officer.
Des Gunewardena, Chairman and CEO of D&D London, commented, 'These appointments have been made in order to further strengthen D&D's management team ahead of some significant expansion planned for 2017 and beyond. With five new restaurant launches confirmed for 2017 and a number of others in the pipeline we are very positive about the prospects for D&D's business both in the UK and overseas.”
Toby Harris, COO of D&D London, commented, “I am delighted that we have been able to attract Sarah, Michael and Paul to D&D as we embark on the next phase of our growth. Between them they bring a wealth of both food and beverage and retail experience which will be invaluable to D&D as we continue to scale the business and build a world class hospitality group.'