Restaurant Group brings British Land’s Woodhouse on board

The Restaurant Group has appointed British Land board member Loraine Woodhouse as a non-executive director. Woodhouse is currently chair of British Land’s audit committee. Until last month she was CFO at Halfords, and before that was finance director of Waitrose. Her previous roles have included finance director at Capital Shopping Centres, which later became intu. Restaurant Group chair Ken Hanna said: “I am delighted to welcome Loraine to the board. As well as her strong listed finance experience, she has worked across many different sectors, with a particular focus on consumer service businesses. Loraine will bring critical experience and depth to the company, and I and the rest of the board look forward to working with her.” The Restaurant Group operates approximately 400 restaurants and pub restaurants throughout the UK, under brands including Wagamama, Frankie & Benny’s and Brunning & Price. To send feedback, e-mail piers.wehner@eg.co.uk or tweet @PiersWehner or @EGPropertyNews