Find out about Our Members

The Master Innholders is a well respected, prestigious force within the hotel industry – an elite corps which is publicly recognised as a standard bearer for the industry.

It aims to influence standards and extend professionalism within the industry; to promote consideration, study, discussion and research in the areas affecting hotel management including management development, training, education and recruitment.

All Members

Andrew Phillips FIH MI

Secretary,, Boodles

Andrew completed The Savoy Group’s five-year Management Training Programme in 1978 and worked in various establishments, prior to his appointment as Banqueting Manager at Claridge’s in 1986.In 1990 he…

Derek Picot FIH MI

Director, Hotel Consultant

Derek Picot consults with his company Derek Picot Consulting. He has major hotel clients in the United Kingdom and Europe and advices on asset managment as well as operations, and he currently writes…

Justin Pinchbeck FIH MI

General Manager, Beaverbrook

Pinchbeck runs the prestigious London Berkeley where he has been General Manager since 2012. Prior to this he opened Lime Wood in Hampshire, a 5-star country house hotel & Spa where he served as Hotel…

Miles Pooley FIH MI

Chief Executive, The Royal Air Force Club

Following a management training scheme at The Connaught hotel, Miles progessed into management at The Connaught were he spent a total of nine years. In 2003 Miles was appointed to the position of Assi…

Michael Purtill

Interim General Manager, Hotel and Hospitality Consultant

Michael has more than 30 years of experience in the luxury hotel profession. Having graduated with distinction in his degree in Hospitality Management at Bournemouth University in 1989, he has built a…

Jonathan Raggett FIH MI

Managing Director, Red Carnation Hotels

Jonathan was appointed Managing Director of Red Carnation Hotels in 2000 when there were just four hotels. Today, Red Carnation Hotels now a global hotel collection comprising of nineteen 5 star hote…