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.[1]

Phil Urban
Born
Philip Charles Urban

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

Early life

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Philip Charles Urban was born in February 1963[2] in Wood Green.[citation needed] Urban has an MBA and is a qualified management accountant (CIMA).[3] He went to the independent Latymer Upper School.

Career

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Urban's first job was in the finance graduate programme at Trusthouse Forte Hotels.[4] He went on to work for Ladbrokes, Lloyd's Bank and Clifton Inns.[4] Following this he moved to Whitbread,[4] where he ran the pub restaurants division,[5] and then the Rank Group.[4] From 2 June 2008 to 31 October 2014, Urban was a director of Grovesnor Casinos.[2]

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.[5] His basic salary will be £510,000.[6]

References

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  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.
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