May 30 2012
Sinclair Beecham
Co-Founder of Pret a Manger
Sinclair Beecham founded Pret A Manger with his business partner Julian Metcalfe in 1986. Following that his latest venture is the founding of the Hoxton Hotel, in Shoreditch.It opened in September 2006 and has been virtually full ever since. He continues to act as Non-Executive Director at Pret A Manger and remains a shareholder.Pret A Manger is recognised as a leader in customer service and staff motivation.
“We have demonstrated that quality does not need to be expensive and can also behighly profitable”
Sinclair graduated from the Polytechnic of Central London in 1983 after studying Urban Estate Management, where he met Julian Metcalfe. He then joined Crest Estates, a property developer as development and marketing executive. Since opening the first Pret A Manger in 1986, he has been obsessed with selling good natural food to people who are in a rush at lunchtime. After 14 years, he is fortunate to have thousands of loyal customers in the U.K. He was also a Non Executive Director of Virgin Active and Molton Brown until 2005.[/expand]
As one of the Britain’s leading business entrepreneurs, Sinclair shares his insights and perspectives about what it takes to be successful in business. He genially believes in helping business and specially in advising the entrepreneurial spirit.[/expand]
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Topics
Customer Service
Retail
Leadership
Motivation
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