City Pub Group plc announced the appointment of Richard Myers as Chief Marketing Officer from 1 February 2023 - a key appointment for its next phase of growth. Richard is an exceptionally experienced and proven marketeer with over 18 years of experience within the drinks and hospitality industries. He joins most recently from Urban Pubs and Bars where he was responsible for all aspects of marketing, including brand proposition development, branding, digital strategy, PR and CRM, across the 40 London-based sites.

Richard helped the business successfully navigate through the pandemic, before doubling in size, launching 22 new sites over the last 18 months. Previously Richard held the role of Marketing Director at Meantime Brewing Company, leading all brand positioning and development work both in the UK and globally, helping to grow the business exponentially prior to its sale in 2015. Richard has also held senior marketing roles at leading drinks companies SAB Miller, Bacardi Brown Forman and Vita Coco as well for Smart Group, a hospitality and events agency.

Richard's career originated within established, blue-chip businesses and has since progressed into entrepreneurial scale up businesses, where he has passionately led teams with disruptive and differentiated thinking, particularly within digital strategy and activation. Richard's unique experience of both corporate and SME business environments - plus his continual championing of customer insights and experiences - has resulted in strategies which have addressed many business challenges, ultimately delivering strong growth during his tenure within each business.