Comptoir Group names new directors
CEO Nick Ayerst said the appointments will help lead the business into the next growth phase.
Owner and operator of Lebanese, Middle Eastern and North African-inspired restaurants Comptoir Group announced several new senior appointments.
James Fisher has been tapped as the Finance Director. James, who joins from Mexican restaurant group Wahaca, will start at Comptoir in the Summer 2024 and will be appointed to the Board.
The appointment follows Michael Toon's stepping down as Comptoir Group’s Financial Director.
Fisher brings more than a decade of experience in senior financial roles across the consumer and hospitality sectors. Since September 2020, Fisher held the role of Finance Director at Wahaca, and before that, he was Financial Controller between 2018 and 2020. He was also previously the Senior Finance Manager at BT and the Group Reporting Manager at Inchcape.
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James' appointment finalises the restructure of the senior leadership team at Comptoir Group following the appointment of Travis Fish as Operations Director and Dominika Kurowska as People Director.
Most recently, Fish was Managing Director at Ballie Ballerson, the cocktail bar operator, and before that was co-founder of the Middle Eastern QSR brand Bababoom. He has previous experience at Nando's and M&B. Meanwhile, Kurowska was most recently been consulting for brands in the hospitality sector and before that has held senior roles at contract caterers, CH&Co and Harbour & Jones.
"We are excited to welcome James, Travis and Dominika to the Comptoir Group and look forward to benefitting from their experience and sector expertise. This is a key time for Comptoir with both franchise and equity restaurant openings, and we are confident that these three senior appointments will help lead the business into the next phase of growth. We know there is strong demand for our brand of Lebanese, Middle Eastern & North African food and we are on a mission to further grow this market serving our great food and hospitality one dish at a time,” Nick Ayerst, CEO of Comptoir.
