Tom Lewis, former general manager at Swinton Park Hotel in North Yorkshire, has joined Wildsmith Hotels in Cumbria and North Lancashire as operations director.
In his new role Tom will work closely with founder Andrew Wildsmith, overseeing all three properties. Wildsmith Hotels include Hipping Hall, Kirkby Lonsdale; The Ryebeck, Bowness-on-Windermere; and the forthcoming Forest Side restaurant and hotel in Grasmere, due to launch in September.
Tom brings a wealth of experience to the Wildsmith Hotels, with spells in a number of high profile establishments, including the Dorchester where his career started as a trainee manger, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, in Oxfordshire, as General Manager and latterly at Swinton Park Hotel, Masham, North Yorkshire.
Andrew Wildsmith, owner of Wildsmith Hotels, said: “Tom’s experience and qualifications speak for themselves. Wildsmith Hotels is currently celebrating 10 successful years and with a third hotel launch underway, it was time I brought in a right hand man to help me across all the properties.”
Tom Lewis, said of his new role: “I’m absolutely delighted to be working with Andrew Wildsmith and to be joining him at such an exciting time. Especially with the development of his third hotel Forest Side, which is set to open later this year. The three hotels are brim full of individuality, character and charm, each property has a fantastic team of staff, who are committed to ensuring the highest quality guest experience possible, an ethos close to my own heart, and one which we will continue to build on together.’’