Whitbread Plc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Whitbread Plc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Whitbread Plc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Christine Hodgson
Chairman Executive BoardMs. Christine Hodgson has been the Chairman of the company since September 2025.
Dominic James Paul
Chief Executive Officer; Director Executive BoardMr. Dominic James Paul has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of the company since January 2023. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Domino's Pizza Group PLC and Managing Director at Costa Coffee Ltd. He served as the Senior Vice President of International with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line.
Hemantkumar Kiritbhai Patel
Chief Financial Officer; Director Executive BoardMr. Hemantkumar Kiritbhai Patel has been the Chief Financial Officer and Director of the company since March 2022. Prior to this, he served as Director of Finance of the UK at the company. He also served as Director of Finance at Greene King Pub Co. Previously, he served in various management positions at Asda-Walmart for about 11 years including as Director of Commercial Finance, Director of Strategy, and Director of Own Label. Earlier, he served at Mars, Inc for over six years.
Mark Smith
Chief Technology Officer Senior ManagementMr. Mark Smith has been the Chief Technology Officer of the company since August 2024. Previously, he served as the Chief Information Officer at Asia at Tesco. He also worked with Mark & Spencer and Accenture.
Rachel Howarth
Chief People Officer Senior ManagementMs. Rachel Howarth has been the Chief People Officer of the company since July 2021. Prior to this, she served as the Group Director of Human Resources and Managing Director of Netherlands division at SSP Group Plc. She also served at Tesco Plc for over 16 years. Previously, she served as an Officer at the Royal Air Force.
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