Sophie Roberts-Brown, operations director, Hospitality Guild

Sophie Roberts-Brown​, executive director of the Academy of Food & Wine Service (AFWS), has been appointed as operations director of the Hospitality Guild​.  The Guild unites 23 of the leading hospitality associations to provide ‘one voice’ dedicated to the development of the highest professional standards in hospitality.  The AFWS is a founder partner of the Hospitality Guild. 

Roberts-Brown's successor at the Academy is John Croft, who joins from his previous position as operations and employer liaison director for SkillsfinderUK Training. 

Suzy Jackson, executive director of the Guild, said: “It is testament to the collaborative working that we are already seeing across the Guild partner organisations that Sophie’s credentials and contribution at AFWS have been recognised by the Guild and that both organisations will benefit from the transfer of knowledge from Sophie’s appointment.”