Our board and management
Board of directors
Tim Bridge, DL
Chairman
Tim Bridge is chairman of Greene King. He joined Greene King in 1970 and was appointed to the board in 1977. He has held a variety of positions within the group, becoming managing director in 1990 and chief executive in 1994. In 2005 he stepped down as chief executive to take over the role of chairman.
Rooney Anand
Chief Executive
Rooney Anand has been chief executive of Greene King since 2005. He was initially appointed to the board in 2001, when he joined the group as managing director of Brewing Company. He was previously at Sara Lee, the international consumer goods business, where he was president and managing director of its UK bakery division and prior to that at United Biscuits.
Matthew Fearn
Finance Director
Matthew Fearn joined Greene King in September 2011 as group finance director. He was previously CFO at Brakes Group and has previous finance experience in the leisure sector with De Vere Group plc and Whitbread plc.
John Brady
Non-executive Director
John Brady, independent non-executive director, was appointed to the board in 2005, having been a director of McKinsey and Company until 2004 and having led their European retail and marketing practices. He is also a non-executive director of Aegis plc.
Mike Coupe
Non-executive Director
Mike Coupe, independent non-executive director, was appointed to the board in 2011. He is currently group commercial director of Sainsbury's. Prior to joining Sainsbury's he was a director of Big Food Group plc and managing director of Iceland Food Stores.
Ian Durant
Non-executive Director
Ian Durant, senior independent non-executive director, was appointed to the board in 2007. He is chairman of Capital & Counties Properties PLC and a non-executive director of Home Retail Group PLC and Greggs PLC.
Lynne Weedall
Non-executive Director
Lynne Weedall, independent non-executive director, was appointed to the board in October 2012. She is currently group HR and strategy director of Carphone Warehouse and has worked in a variety of HR and organisational development roles in the retail sector and elsewhere.
Senior management
Jonathan Webster
Managing Director, Destination Pubs, Retail
Jonathan Webster joined in 2006 with the acquisition of Hardys & Hansons plc, where he was chief executive. Having successfully led the integration of that business into the Greene King group, he was appointed managing director of the Destination Division in 2007. He has over 25 years’ experience in the pub and leisure sector.
Simon Longbottom
Managing Director, Pub Partners
Simon Longbottom joined Greene King in 2010 as managing director of Pub Partners. He was previously managing director of Gala Coral's gaming division. Having held senior positions at Mill House Inns and Mitchells & Butlers, he has over 12 years’ experience in the pub sector.
Richard Lewis
Managing Director, Local Pubs Division, Retail
Richard Lewis joined Greene King in July 2011 as managing director of Local Pubs. He began his career in retailing with Kingfisher before moving into food retailing with Sainsbury's. Before joining Greene King he was chief operating officer of The Warehouse, New Zealand's largest non-food retailer.
Chris Houlton
Managing Director, Brewing & Brands
Chris Houlton joined the group in January 2013 as managing director of Brewing & Brands. He was most recently Sales and Distribution Director at Carlsberg UK, responsible for on and off trade sales and retail logistics. Prior to this, he held a number of senior sales roles with Carlsberg UK and has also worked across both sales and marketing functions for Cadbury Schweppes, Thomson Holidays and Procter and Gamble.
Steve Jebson
Commercial Director
Steve Jebson joined Greene King in July 2012 as commercial director. He was previously commercial director for Superdrug. He has also held senior commercial and trading positions in Woolworths, A.S Watson Hong Kong, Rank Hovis McDougall, Asda and Sainsbury's.