Jackson takes top job at CCR
Former Oriental Restaurant Group chairman, Alan Jackson, has been appointed executive chairman of City Centre Restaurants.
City Centre operates several restaurant chains, including Garfunkel's, Deep Pan Pizza, Caffe Uno, Est Est Est, Chiquito and Wok Wok.
Jackson was with Whitbread for 18 years, eventually becoming managing director of its restaurant division, where he was responsible for the creation and development of the Beefeater, Travel Inns and TGI Friday's chains.
In 1991 he started Inn Business Group, which was bought by Punch in 1999. He chaired Oriental Restaurant Group until its sale to Noble House last year.
City Centre's non-executive chairman, Henry King, is retiring at the end of July after being with the company since 1986.