Owen joins as a
In a newly created role, Owen will be concentrating on development opportunities across Whitbread's existing hotel estate, with a particular focus on adding new guest bedrooms to the company's trading locations.
Starting his career initially at CBRE, Owen joined Whitbread as an Acquisitions Manager in 2011 before moving into a development management role with the firm.
Leaving the business in 2018 for an in-house role with a family office and subsequently as head of property development at Greene King, Owen's passion for hotels and hotel development has brought him back to Whitbread.
Announcing his appointment, Owen said:
'Whitbread is a unique business with an exciting vision for what it wants to achieve in the
'Returning to Whitbread in a senior development role gives me an excellent platform to contribute towards the company's growth strategy of adding new bedrooms across the
Owen's appointment grows Whitbread's in-house property team to 60 people covering property acquisitions, development, estates, repairs and maintenance, facilities, and support functions. He will report to
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