Simon Townsend (businessman)

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Simon Townsend
Born
William Simon Townsend

February 1962
NationalityBritish
OccupationCEO, Enterprise Inns

William Simon Townsend (born February 1962) is a British businessman, CEO of Enterprise Inns, a British pub company, and a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

William Simon Townsend was born in February 1962. [1]

Townsend has been a director of Enterprise Inns since 1 October 2000, and CEO since 6 February 2014. He has also worked for Whitbread, Allied Domecq, Rank Group, Marstons, and Thompson & Eversheds. [2]

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References

  1. "Enterprise Inns plc". Companies House. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. "Executive Profile* William Simon Townsend". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 August 2015.