Chief Executive Officer​/Group Managing Director - Hospitality

Chief Executive Officer / Group Managing Director

Hospitality Platform | 3-5 Star Portfolio | Central London | UK & European Expansion

Location:

London

We are seeking a commercially astute and strategically driven CEO / Group Managing Director to lead and scale an established hospitality platform comprising five operating assets in Central London.

The portfolio spans 3-, 4- and 5-star properties, offering a diversified operating base and strong foundations for growth. The next phase of the business requires a leader capable of driving operational performance across the existing estate while executing a disciplined expansion strategy across the UK and selected European markets.

This is a full platform leadership role with responsibility for strategy, performance and growth.

• Reporting to the Board, you will have full accountability for:
• Defining and executing the medium-term growth strategy
• Driving EBITDA expansion and asset-level performance
• Institutionalising systems, reporting and governance
• Leading acquisitions, developments and strategic partnerships
• Building a scalable operating structure to support UK and European expansion

• Strategic & Corporate Leadership
• Develop and implement a 3-5-year platform strategy
• Lead capital allocation and investment decisions
• Act as principal interface with shareholders and external stakeholders
• Establish clear governance and performance frameworks
• Operational & Financial Performance
• Full P&L responsibility across all assets
• Optimise RevPAR, ADR, GOP and EBITDA performance
• Oversee revenue management, distribution, sales and marketing strategy
• Drive cost control, operational efficiency and margin enhancement

• Oversee positioning across 3-5-star segments
• Ensure consistency in service standards and guest experience
• Align asset-level strategies with overall platform objectives

• Build and lead a high-performing executive and property-level team
• Embed accountability, data-led decision-making and commercial discipline
• Develop organisational capability to support international growth

• Proven CEO, Group MD or senior regional leadership experience within a multi-site hotel platform
• Strong background across 3-5-star assets
• Experience operating in gateway cities (London experience advantageous)
• Demonstrable track record of scaling hospitality businesses
• Strong financial fluency and investor credibility
• Strategic thinker with hands-on operational capability
• Minimum 10-15 years senior leadership experience within multi-site hospitality environments
• Demonstrated ability to build high-performance cultures and attract senior talent
• Track record of delivering measurable enterprise value growth across hospitality assets
• Experience engaging with institutional investors, boards and capital partners
• Proven experience leading hotel rebranding initiatives and asset refurbishment programmes

• Established Central London platform
• Clear UK & European growth mandate
• Direct strategic influence and enterprise value creation
• Competitive base salary with performance-related incentive aligned to growth
• Executive compensation package commensurate with experience, including performance-linked incentives