Chestnut
Ben Kelly is an experienced professional in business management, currently serving as General Manager at Chestnut since March 2022, where responsibilities include enhancing food, service, and hospitality standards. Prior to this role, Ben held positions such as Assistant Manager at Pub Pulse and Business Owner at Oakes Barn Partners Ltd, where Ben transitioned from Bar Supervisor to Pub Manager. Additional experience includes roles as Business Development Manager at JournoLink, Account Manager at Pace Digital Sales, and various sales-related positions at G4S, West Unified Communications Services, Chess, and Pitney Bowes. Ben holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from the University of Suffolk, as well as a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Business from West Suffolk College and a Foundation Certificate in Accounting from AAT.
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Chestnut
The Chestnut was established in May 2012 by former banker and corporate financier Philip Turner, who had the vision to create a family of hostelries, under the Chestnut umbrella, which would defy pigeon-holing into the standard classifications of pub, hotel or restaurant, but be simply synonymous with a great experience. The group’s continued development strategy is to identify and purchase freehold sites in the East Anglian region, which as a result of under capital investment, are not delivering their full potential. Recognising that people are at the heart of every successful service business, Chestnut sees recruitment and employee development as central to its future growth and is committed to offering opportunities to entrants at all levels, to have not just a job, but a long-term career.