As commercial director, Thomas will be responsible for a team of more than 150 people covering sales, marketing, revenue and central reservations and events for the chain of 21 properties across the UK.
Thomas has been working in sales and marketing for more than 20 years and started his career at Kraft Foods where he spent 11 years before joining Moat House Hotels. He later went on to work as sales director at Thistle/Guoman hotels and then Village Hotels.