Phil Urban

Phil Urban
Born
Philip Charles Urban

(1963-02-09) 9 February 1963 (age 63)
Known forCEO, Mitchells & Butlers

Philip Charles Urban (born 9 February 1963) is CEO of Mitchells & Butlers, which runs around 1,700 managed pubs, bars and restaurants throughout the United Kingdom.

Early life

Philip Charles Urban was born in February 1963 in Wood Green.[citation needed] Urban has an MBA and is a qualified management accountant (CIMA). He went to the independent Latymer Upper School.

Career

Urban's first job was in the finance graduate programme at Trusthouse Forte Hotels. He went on to work for Ladbrokes, Lloyd's Bank and Clifton Inns. Following this he moved to Whitbread, where he ran the pub restaurants division, and then the Rank Group. From 2 June 2008 to 31 October 2014, Urban was a director of Grovesnor Casinos.

In September 2015, Mitchells & Butlers issued a profits warning and dismissed CEO, Alistair Darby. He was replaced by Phil Urban, who joined as COO in January. His basic salary will be £510,000.

References

  1. ↑ "Pub group Mitchells & Butlers hits out at lack of government support". Financial Times. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Grosvenor Casinos Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mitchells & Butlers - Investors - Our Management - Executive committee". Mbplc.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Lloyd, Gary (7 January 2025). "BIG INTERVIEW: M&B CEO on team success and rejecting a higher wage". MorningAdvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Mitchells & Butlers calls time on chief executive Alistair Darby | Business". The Guardian. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Mitchells & Butlers promotes Phil Urban to chief executive". Telegraph. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.