HESTIA WAS CREATED TO ACQUIRE AND GROW EXCEPTIONAL HOSPITALITY BRANDS, EMPOWER WORLD-CLASS MANAGEMENT TEAMS THROUGH INNOVATION, VISION AND EXPERIENCE.

Founder and CEO

Andrew leads the business and commercial strategy for Hestia. He has over 20 years’ experience leading hospitality and culture

He has produced over two dozen West End and Broadway shows, winning Tony Awards, Olivier Awards, Evening Standard Theatre Awards and many more. Andrew returned to the hospitality sector as interim CEO for several organisations which included multi award-winning Michelin Star gastro pub, restaurant groups and hotels.

Andrew a board member of the British Institute of Innkeepers as well as a mentor for the Prince's Trust. He was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society of Arts and holds an MBA and has also been awarded the Freedom of the City of London for services to Business and the Arts.

Advisor to the Board

Justin is currently Non-Executive Director of Marks and Spencer plc, Chair of Allwyn (Operator of the National Lottery) Chair of the energy company OVO, Dexters Realestate. He acts as a member of the Nomination and Audit Committees) and sits on the Public Interest Body of PWC .

Prior to this, Justin was the CEO of Sainsbury’s for 10 years, where he led the business through a major turnaround

Justin was a board member of the London Olympic Committee the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group. Previously Justin held the role of Vice Chairman of Terra Firma. And in 2011 he was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire)

Co-CEO

Marcus partners Andrew and leads brand building and digital for Hestia

As a seasoned exec and BAFTA- Cannes award winning creative with global M&A experience, Marcus previously founded divisions for WPP, Denstu and Publics. Hospitality brand building experience includes ICG Hotels, Maybourne Group, Whitbread, Green King, Soho House Group, Birley Group, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Bacardi, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Heineken, Coca-Cola Co, Mars, Cadbury, Kellogg's and Kraft Heinz and Selfridges. Marcus holds a first class Bachelor of Arts degree with Masters in Art History and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

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Steve Smith has spent over thirty years in financial markets, including 27 years at Morgan Stanley. There he worked in the Equity division, as a senior sales executive in European markets and more latterly global markets. He also worked closely with colleagues in Fixed Income and hosted the firm’s flagship macro conference in London. Steve also has thirteen years executive experience as a quorate member of the European Equity Underwriting Committee, overseeing 150 IPOs which the firm led, and countless rights issues and secondary offerings.

Steve is an Economics & Politics graduate from University of York.

Advisor to the Board (Property)

Richard has been involved in commercial property for over 35 years.

He established Carter Wassell in 1990, In 2005 Richard formed ‘Twentyretail’, to provide bespoke advice to retail and restaurant brands and commercial players. He was one of the original 4 Board Members that established The People’s Supermarket on Lambs Conduit Street. This was to establish an alternative to the Big 6 supermarkets and to provide people who had struggled with drugs and prison, the chance to secure employment.

Richard was one of the first Chairman of the Shop Agents Society. He has also been the Chairman of the Restaurant Property Advisors Society.