Hook Norton names Jonathan Paveley as non-exec chairman

Cotswold brewer Hook Norton has appointed ex-Punch Taverns commercial director Jonathan Paveley as its non-executive chairman.

Paveley, who was made redundant by Punch at the beginning of 2009 after five years in the job, said his aim was to ensure a "high quality, family-owned business continued to prosper".

Hook Norton managing director James Clarke said Paveley's arrival was a "fantastic opportunity" for the company.

"As a local, family brewer with a national reputation, to have Jonathan's experience, at time when others in the brewing and pub industry are struggling, can only be good for the Hook Norton Brewery."

Paveley, who earned £308,000 in his last year at Punch, previously worked at Greene King as strategy director, responsible for corporate and commercial strategy and purchasing.

The ex-Punch man said Hook Norton had a "formidable reputation for the excellence of its beers, the loyalty of its staff and the quality of its pubs and the independent business people - the tenants - who are running them".

His appointment follows the death of Richard Gilchrist in a riding accident in January.