Management board
Graham Turner
Chief Executive Officer
Graham became CEO in January 2005. He was previously the Managing Director of the Unique Pub Company with some 4,000 leased pubs in the UK. Graham was part of the initial management team that grew the business through acquisitions and operational improvements. The Unique Pub Company is now owned by Enterprise Inns, one of the UK’s largest pub landlords. Graham is the Non-executive Chairman of the National Restaurants Group, a part of the British Hospitality Association, and is also the Non-executive Chairman of the Liberation Group Limited, a pub and drinks distribution business based in the Channel Islands.
Lisa Griffiths
Commercial Director
Lisa has over 14 years of experience in commercial roles, gained mainly within the service and leisure industries, and joined Tragus as part of the management buy-in from Whitbread in 2002. She began her career at TUI, the tour operator, where following the completion of a graduate trainee scheme, she spent two years in brand and product management and NPD roles. Lisa then moved to Gossard and worked on NPD and advertising for the Shock Absorber brand, before joining Tragus where she is now Commercial Director with responsibility for procurement and menu development across the Group.
Mohan Mansigani
Chief Financial Officer
Mohan has previously been Finance Director of Costa Coffee and TGI Friday’s and was part of teams that grew these businesses substantially, implementing strong systems and management controls. Prior to this he held senior roles in Pizza Hut (UK) Ltd and Grand Met Foods. Mohan is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales who qualified with Deloitte Touche London, Mohan joined Tragus as part of the buy-in from Whitbread in 2002.
Phil Derbyshire
Property Director
Phil spent three years with Wolverhampton and Dudley Breweries prior to joining Whitbread in 1995 as a leasing manager within Whitbread Pub Partnership. A short spell as an acquisition manager with Scottish and Newcastle followed before he rejoined Whitbread in 2000. He successfully accelerated the TGI Fridays acquisition programme and managed the corporate disposable of 44 restaurants to Noble House Limited before moving to Pelican - and subsequently Tragus - as Property Director. Phil is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
James Parsons
Chief Operating Officer
James began his career as a graduate trainee with Bass Taverns - now trading as Mitchells & Butlers PLC - and followed this with five years as an area sales manager for the business. In 1988 he joined BrightReasons Restaurants Ltd as an area manager, firstly for Pizzaland and later for Bella Italia. In 1998 he joined Pizza Express plc as regional director for London and in 2000 took up the position of managing director. James left Pizza Express in 2002 and joined Tragus shortly afterwards.
Jemima Bird
Marketing Director
Jemima joined the Tragus Group as Marketing Director in February 2010 from Musgrave Retail Partners GB where as Marketing Director she was responsible for the brand development of the Budgens and Londis brands. A food retailer all of her career, prior to Musgrave, Jemima was Director of Brand for The Co-operative Group implementing the strategic brand review across its businesses; she started her career at ASDA straight from university. Jemima has worked in front line operational, senior programme delivery and change management roles across HR, Finance, IT and Marketing.