Coffee shop operator 200 Degrees has promoted Stephen Fern to managing director, taking over from co-owner and CEO Rob Darby.
He was previously financial director at the Nottingham-based business – a role he’d held since 2019.
As MD, Fern will oversee the company’s operations, growth, team and customer experience.
The coffee roaster and coffee shop business celebrated its 10th anniversary last year, opening its 18th coffee shop.
Commenting on his promotion, Fern said: “I am incredibly honoured to be trusted with this position, at a company with such a fantastic culture and ethos for delivering great products and services to our customers, as well as its support of not-for-profit, grass root causes.
“I will continue to learn from co-owners Rob and his business partner Tom Vincent, while also building the culture and driving continuous improvements across the business.”
Darby added: “As we continue to expand the business, I want to ensure that we are doing everything we can to guarantee all employees at 200 Degrees and our customers, have the same great experience.
“Stephen has a deep understanding of 200 Degrees and has spent much time working in our shops and across all arms of the business. He has embedded himself not only in our operations but our culture too and is the right person to move into the managing director role, as we deliver our next stage of expansion.”
