Côte, the French brasserie chain backed by the Partners Group, has hired Ashley Hamilton, formerly of Liberation Group, Greene King and Wagamama, as its new managing director, reporting to COO Sarah Hills.
Hamilton joins after a year as operations director at The Liberation Group where he led operations across The Liberation Group and Butcombe Pubs.
Prior to that he spent more than two years as operations director for Greene King’s Premium and Urban division. He also spent over five years at Wagamama as operations director.
Sarah Hills said: “We are delighted to have Ash on board. He is an exceptional operator and people leader. Côte is a fabulous brand and we have big growth plans that Ash will play an important role in.”
This comes off the back of Cote also adding Amanda Underwood, formerly of Pizza Express, Gordon Ramsay Restaurants and Rhubarb as its new people director last month.
Côte reported a turnover of £144.9m in 2022, with adjusted EBITDA of £3.6m (2021: £0.3m).
