Jonathan Davies

Jonathan has been the Chief Financial Officer of SSP since its formation within Compass Group in 2004. He was appointed Deputy CEO in 2021. Jonathan brings extensive financial and commercial experience to SSP and has spent over thirty years working within retail and FMCG companies.

Jonathan began his career in Unilever plc’s management development programme before joining OC&C, the strategic management consultancy, as a start up in 1987, where he was part of its rapid growth and development to become a leading international consulting firm. From 1995 to 2004 Jonathan worked for Safeway plc, where he was Finance Director on its Executive Board between 1999 and 2004.

Jonathan is a Non-Executive Director of Assura plc, where he is Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee.

He holds a degree in Chemistry from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD Business School, France.