First female boss for 227-year-old brewer
Clair Preston-Beer will become Greene King’s first female chief executive after the owner backed a planned internal succession process.
- Greene King has appointed Chief Digital and Commercial Officer Clair Preston-Beer as its first female Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Nick Mackenzie at the end of February 2027.
- Mackenzie will step down after leading the Bury St Edmunds-headquartered pub group for nearly eight years, concluding a planned succession process that began when Preston-Beer joined the firm in 2020.
- Preston-Beer brings nearly 30 years of retail and leisure experience, including developing the Costa Coffee brand at Whitbread; owner CK Asset Holdings supported the appointment following internal succession planning.
- The incoming CEO stated she has an "ambitious strategy in place" focused on growing market share, with technology being used to improve processes across the chain.
- As the firm pursues its 2030 strategy, Greene King will open a £40 million brewery at Suffolk Park next year while retaining the Bury town centre brewhouse as a heritage destination.
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Greene King has announced that Nick Mackenzie will stand down as chief executive at the end of February. He will be succeeded by Clair Preston-Beer, currently chief digital and commercial officer. Clair Preston-Beer Mackenzie has led Greene King for nearly eight years and has decided that now is the right time to step down, having […] The post Greene King will welcome new CEO in February first appeared on Beer Today.
Greene King Appoints First Female Chief Executive
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Share Post Share Email Greene King has announced that chief executive Nick Mackenzie will step down at the end of February 2027 as part of a planned succession process. He will be succeeded by Clair Preston-Beer, currently the company’s chief digital and commercial officer. Mackenzie, who has led the business for almost eight years, said the time was right to hand over the reins following the launch of Greene King’s 2030 strategy, which includes…
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