Roxy Leisure appoints managing director

Roxy Leisure has announced the appointment of Ben Warren as its new managing director to support CEO Matthew Jones as the group ramps up its expansion plans. 

Warren returns to the group, where he was previously operations manager. He leaves his most recent five-year role as the managing director at Concept Taverns. 

At Concept Taverns, Warren was responsible for all operations with a turnover of £9m, managing operational performance and new site opening strategies for the operator’s venues in Leeds and the surrounding areas. 

As a result, he grew the company from three to 11 sites between 2018 and 2022, as well as increased Concept Tavern’s team from 35 to 185. Warren also implemented a new head office team and a long-term goal of 20 sites for the company before 2025.

In his new position at Roxy Leisure, he will assist  in overseeing the growth within the company across its Roxy Lanes and Roxy Ball Room sites  around the UK. 

This comes as the chain has expansion plans from 14 sites to 20 in 2023, with a further six sites following in 2024. 

Warren said: “I am thrilled to be joining Roxy Leisure as its managing director. I have been familiar with the brand for a long time after serving as its operations manager from 2013 to 2017 and I’m a big fan of their concept. We’re set for a very busy 2023 and I’m excited to be jumping straight in!”

Jones said: “We’re thrilled to be welcoming Ben back to the Roxy Leisure family as our managing director. Ben is bringing a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the role as well as plenty of passion for the hugely successful Roxy brand. 

“With a busy year ahead with six openings planned, we’re excited to get stuck in with Ben and work on growing Roxy Leisure even further.”