The Savoy

Directors of London’s Savoy hotel are confident the business will recover despite suffering a £32.5m pre-tax loss in 2020.

Andrew Birch has left his role as head chef at Gordon Ramsay’s Savoy Grill in London with plans to open a new venue with his wife Rachel in the New Year.

Franck Arnold has been revealed as managing director and regional vice-president of London’s Savoy hotel, ahead of its reopening.

Philip Barnes will leave the Savoy in London, where he has held the position of managing director and regional vice-president since 2016, to head across the Atlantic.