The new chief executive of Jamie Oliver Group has been announced as Kevin Styles, previously chief executive of American Golf in Europe and the UK, group marketing director at Thomas Cook, and most recently group managing director of Vue International. Styles will take office in July.

Styles will be responsible for the works of world-renowned chef Jamie Oliver in all areas and will act with the goal of growth. After Styles was announced as the new CEO, Oliver said: “Kevin brings a wealth of experience from many industries to the role, and I really look forward to working with him to lead the business and our amazingly talented teams into our next important phase.”