Senior staff leave Punch

Two highly-regarded senior staffers in Punch Taverns' leased division, Suzy Jackson and Ian Ronayne, are set to leave in the wake of last week's strategic review.

Jackson is director of central operations and recruitment. She has overseen innovative changes in the way Punch Taverns recruits new licensees and forged a strong relationship with the entrepreneurial multi-site operator community and is a former regional operations director with Punch leased.

Ronyane is a regional operations director for the east. He's worked at Punch Tavens for five years and most recently spearheaded Punch's involvement in British Pubs Week. Previously he was Molson Coors' director of on-trade sales and Coors Brewing International managing director.

The PMA understands that former Coca-Cola Enterprises executive Andy Slee, who has been heading up Punch's Buying Club, absorbs Jackson's duties.

Regional operations directors are expected to be Giles Kendall (south), and David Wigham (north).