UK. SSP Group CEO Andrew Lynch has been named one of the winners of the prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year London and South competition.
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SSP Group CEO Andrew Lynch is pictured with Julie Carlyle, Entrepreneur of the Year Partner for London and The South |
The judges cited the company’s impressive international growth and scale together with its strong track record of innovation in the food travel sector as among the most striking aspects of Andrew’s performance as an entrepreneur. Andrew will now go on to compete in the UK final of the event in October.
Andrew led SSP through the sale process from Compass in June 2006 and now heads the company under its private equity owner, EQT. Andrew was a Group Board Director of Compass Group PLC for nine years from 1997 until September 2005, initially as Group Finance Director and from 2004 as CEO of SSP. He has been involved in the food service industry since 1988 when he joined the management buy-out team of Travellers Fare, the food retail arm of British Rail. Andrew has previously worked for Prudential Corporation PLC and KPMG. Andrew was SID and Chair of the Audit Committee at Dixons Retail PLC from 2003 to 2012.
Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award was established to celebrate the achievements of entrepreneurs and recognise their exceptional work. Now in its 27th year globally and 15th year in the UK, it covers more than 94% of the global economy. It is present in 140 cities in 50 countries and across the world in any one year there are more than 4,000 nominations and 500 awards, celebrating entrepreneurship in all its forms.
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