Pure appoints former Cojean CEO Said Takhamt, as Chief Operating Officer

23 August 2019

Healthy food-to-go group, Pure, has appointed Said Takhamt in a new role as Chief Operating Officer.

This Autumn he joins Pure in its 10th year following roles in Operations and Development at Pret a Manger, itsu and EAT and Cojean.

Takhamt began his career as General Manager at Pret a Manger, working his way up to International Head of Operations focusing initially on the London business and then across the UK, France and America. He oversaw the Pret business expansion into airports seeing it flourish at Stansted, Heathrow’s T5 and Gatwick amongst others.

His time at itsu saw him leading expansion across new territories in urban café’s, regional stores and airport businesses; while his EAT experience in leading the rebrand strategy and re-building the operational business model also saw him use his travel hub expertise at Madrid Airport and Paris’ Gare Du Nord.

Pure CEO Spencer Craig says; "We are truly delighted to bring Said and his expertise on board at this very exciting time in the business. We believe his skills will help successfully grow the Pure business as it continues to expand across London and into major travel locations. His wealth of unrivalled experience makes him perfectly placed to take on this challenging new role."

Takhamt will be responsible for running the day–to–day operations of Pure’s existing 21 sites and more as the business expands further in 2020. He will also run the People Team responsible for all recruitment, learning, training and development.

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