D&D London has announced today the appointment of Alan Clark as Chief Financial Officer.
Clark is an experienced accountant and Director who, after qualifying at the University of South Africa, obtained his CIMA qualification and has held a number of board level financial positions for several luxury hotel groups.
Clark has experience of the financial management of hotel groups with substantial restaurant/food and beverage operations. He was Finance Director for both Malmaison & Hotel du vin, and Rocco Forte Hotels in the UK. In his most recent roles, Alan was CFO for Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels and latterly Group Chief Financial Officer for Sandals Resorts International.
Des Gunewardena, Chairman and CEO, commented, “We are very pleased to have appointed Alan as CFO of D&D London. He brings a wealth of financial experience to the group and joins us at a very exciting time. Our business continues to expand.
'We have opened a number of restaurants both in the UK and in New York in the last year and we have a substantial pipeline of UK and overseas projects. So, Alan’s knowledge and international experience will be a big asset to us going forward.”
Clark said, “I have greatly admired D&D London as a leading global hospitality company and have been impressed with what Des, David and the rest of the team have achieved – especially recently with a series of successful new restaurant openings. I’m incredibly excited to be joining the group and look forward to contributing to expanding the business further.”
