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Will Hawkley

Lead of Global Leisure & Hospitality

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Will joined 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网 in 2001 to develop 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网鈥檚 presence in the leisure sector as part of the business development team. His accounts include TUI, Ladbrokes Coral, Playtech, GVC, Whitbread, IHG, William Hill. He also works across the TMT sector with clients such as TalkTalk, DMGT and BSkyB.

Will is now 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网鈥檚 sector lead for the leisure and hospitality sector and has 20 years experience. He works closely with industry bodies such as the ALMR and the BHA and organises 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网鈥檚 bi annual pub and restaurant , gaming, tour operator and hotel sector FD dinners.

Before joining 乐鱼(Leyu)体育官网, Will was a National Account Controller at Anheuser-Busch Europe Ltd (AB), the world鈥檚 biggest brewer, working with brands such as Budweiser. Will managed a number of sectors including Specialists and Convenience, Cash & Carry, Carlsberg-Tetley and Mitchells and Butlers. Will also worked on a large sales and operations planning project at Anheuser-Busch leading the sales input into the change management programme. In addition, during his time at AB, Will helped develop and deliver Account Management and Negotiation sales training programmes.

Prior to Anheuser-Busch Will worked in National Account Manager roles for Ross Young鈥檚, a division of United Biscuits and for Master Foods, a division of Mars UK in the foodservice and pub retailing sectors.

  1. Areas of expertise
    • Finance operations and governance
    • Financial Management
    • Financial and accounting process optimization
    • Retail banking
  2. Education & qualification
    • BSc Food Science, Food Economics & Marketing University of Reading, UK