Simon Townsend | |
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Born | William Simon Townsend February 1962 |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | CEO, 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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