Third Jamie Oliver Group finance executive quits in just over a year
Jamie Oliver Group director James Gregory has left the company, becoming the third finance executive to leave the TV chef's business in just over a year.
The string of departures come at a tough time for the business, and the casual dining sector in general, as 12 of the Jamie's Italian brand restaurants were closed this year and the celebrity cook was forced to shutter his Union Jacks venture in 2017.
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A spokesperson for the business empire said Gregory had moved to Australia for family reasons. He has been replaced as chief financial officer by Pamela Lovelock, according to Companies House filings.
In April, chief financial officer Crispin Holder stepped down after six months after steering the business through a Company Voluntary Agreement.
Former finance director Tara O'Neill resigned in September last year to pursue a new role in Ireland, a spokesperson for the firm said.
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