Two new faces at Brakspear

March 29, 2011

Brakspear has made two new appointments to strengthen its operations team, based in Henley-on-Thames.

Amanda Windows joins as tenancy recruitment manager, a newly-created position designed to ensure a seamless recruitment process for all prospective Brakspear tenants. Her appointment also frees up Brakspear’s four business development managers to spend more time helping existing tenants.

Amanda has lived in Henley for the last 10 years and has worked in a number of marketing roles, most recently at local company Invesco Perpetual. She says, “The Brakspear name appears on the best pubs in and around Henley, so I’m looking forward to recruiting the best people to run them.”

At the same time, Mat Aket joins the company as a business development manager, looking after its pubs in London and along the M4 corridor. Aket has worked in the pub industry for 18 years, most recently for Geronimo Inns, where he was firstly a general manager, then launched their airport operation and finally managed a cluster of three sites.

Tom Davies, Brakspear chief executive, said, “We’re delighted to have Amanda and Mat on board.  Having a dedicated recruitment manager will help us to place the right tenant in the right pub, which is crucial to the on-going success of our business.”

Caption to image: (l-r) Mat Aket, business development manager and Amanda Windows, tenancy recruitment manager, of Brakspear