Paul Brown appointed managing director of Hillbrooke Hotels

Paul Brown has returned to Hillbrooke Hotels to take up the role of managing director.

Brown was operations director at Hillbrooke Hotels for more than 10 years before taking on a regional director role with Bespoke Hotels.

In his new role he will oversee the group's properties including Spot in the Woods, formerly owned by Gerard and Nina Basset, and the Master Builder's hotel, located in the New Forest, as well as the Bull & Swan and the William Cecil in Stamford, Lincolnshire. Former managing director Christoph Brooke is now a director of the company.

Brown said: "It's a privilege to be back working with Hillbrooke Hotels and its fantastic team, all of whom have worked so hard to steady the ship during the pandemic.

"Almost everyone appreciates the difficulties that the hospitality industry has faced in the last 18 months to two years, and the impact has been obvious. However, Hillbrooke is in a very strong position with four great hotels, great staff and a healthy dose of optimism for the future. Our focus over the coming months will be to create a positive culture where we can kill the acceptance of averageness and re-establish the basic art of hospitality in an uncomplicated way."