James Brown to step down as BrewDog Bars CEO
James Brown has announced he is to step down as CEO of BrewDog Bars.
Further changes are underway at BrewDog head office, as James Brown has announced he is to step down as CEO of its Bars division.
Brown, who is also co-founder of TiPJAR, made the announcement via his LinkedIn page. He has headed up BrewDog Bars for over two years, but has been at the business for nearly nine.
Shortly after the announcement, Sky News reported that Brown is set to become the next chief executive of Prezzo, the privately owned casual dining chain.
The news is the latest in senior changes at the Scottish brewer, with co-founder James Watt passing the overall CEO batton to James Arrow earlier this year.
"After 9 years [at] BrewDog it’s time for me to call last orders," he says. "By the time I leave, I will have had the most incredible journey leading our bars business for the best part of a decade. As a bartender in Glasgow during my studies I could never have dreamed of a career in hospitality that took me to all four corners of the planet opening bars and running businesses with the most awesome bunch of people.
"I was privileged to work with some amazing talented ‘BrewDogers’ both past and present and their energy, drive and creativity led the business to what it is today.
"I want to thank James Watt, Martin Dickie and David McDowall and the rest of the business for putting their trust in me and for agreeing to do some pretty incredible (sometimes insane) projects over the years.
"More news on what is next for me over the next few days, but for now, my focus is being thankful to all the staff, all our Equity Punk Shareholders and all the wonderful suppliers and partners that helped us build this thing over the years.
"I will remain a shareholder, huge BrewDog fan and will be cheering this amazing business on from the sidelines."
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