Bob Ivell

Bob Ivell has been in the food and beverage industry for over 30 years. Bob started their career as a managing director at Beefeater Restaurants, a subsidiary of Whitbread. Bob then went on to become the chairman and managing director of the retail division at Scottish and Newcastle. In this role, they oversaw 1650 managed pubs and 1400 tenancies. Bob then became a non-executive director at Britvic Soft Drinks and later the chairman of David Lloyd Leisure. In 2006, they became the chairman of Park Resorts Ltd. and in 2014, they joined the board of AGA Rangemaster Group plc as a senior independent director. Bob is currently the non-executive chairman of Carpetright.

Bob Ivell was educated at the University of Brighton and Vinters Boys School.