Greene King Pub Partners appoints new MD

Greene King Pub Partners has announced the appointment of Dan Robinson as its new managing director.

Robinson will officially start his new role on the week commencing 3 April and will hold overall responsibility for the Pub Partners business unit within Greene King.

He has been a Greene King employee since 2016, and previously held the position of asset optimisation director for the last two years.

Prior to this, he held roles as interim managing director of Greene King Local Pubs and central operations director.

Before Greene King, Robinson held operational roles in Spirit Pub Company, Punch and Scottish and Newcastle.

His career started at Allied Domecq as a Graduate Trainee, giving him over 25 years’ experience in the pub sector.

Robinson said: “It is a real privilege to be appointed managing director of Greene King Pub Partners. Having worked in operational and leadership roles across the Greene King business over the last seven years, I have long been an admirer of the team and the brilliant partners we work with. I cannot wait to get started and help our partners continue to grow their pub businesses with the support of our great team.”

Wayne Shurvinton, managing director, Partnerships and Ventures at Greene King, added: “I am delighted with the appointment of Dan as managing director of Pub Partners. With his years of experience in the pub trade Dan understands Pub Partners well and I am excited to see him take the business forward building on the great work that the team has already delivered.”

Pub Partners is the leased, tenanted and franchise business unit of Greene King.