Our Team

PubAid is a working party dedicated to promoting pubs as a force for good in their local communities. Members of the Steering Group all work on a voluntary basis to influence press, broadcast media, social channels, MPs and others and showcase the invaluable support provided by licensees, their teams and their customers.

Our initiatives include the World’s Biggest Pub Quiz, which has raised £750,000 for charities since its launch in 2016, and annual competitions: the Community Pub Hero Awards and Corporate Community Hero Award. In 2022 we also launched Grassroots Sports Champions with Sky, to recognise pubs who support local sport.

PubAid was founded by Des O’Flanagan (former Scottish & Newcastle MD), Keith Knowles OBE (CEO, Beds and Bars) and Tim Sykes (Former Chairman, Beds and Bars).

Steering Group

Des O'Flanagan

Co-founder of PubAid

Keith Bott MBE

PubAid President

Nicky Burston

Operations Manager,
The Drinks Trust

Jon Dale

Strategic Corporate Affairs & ESG
Lead, Punch Pubs & Co

Molly Davis

Head of Communications, British Institute of Innkeeping

Blake Gladman

Strategy & Insight Director,
KAM Media

Josh Green

Head Of Public Affairs at
British Beer & Pub Association

Becky Haywood

Senior Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Greene King

Paul Hegarty

Former Honorary Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group

Robert Humphreys MBE

Non-Exec Director, Society of Independent Brewers and Vice Chairman, Best Bar None

Keith Knowles
OBE CBII

CEO Beds & Bars Group

John Longden

CEO at Pub is the Hub

Stuart Mills

Founder & Managing Director, Useyourlocal.com

Ross Piggott

Owner RP Databases Ltd

Murray Roberts

MD at Beds & Bars Group

Andy Slee

Chairman at Titanic and
Black Sheep

Paula Smith

Head of Marketing, Licensed
Trade Charity

Tony Sophoclides

Strategic Affairs Director at UK Hospitality

Tom Stainer

CEO at Campaign for Real Ale

Tim Sykes

Owner, Beds and Bars Ltd

Anne Toms

External and Government Affairs Lead at Budweiser Brewing Group

Kirsty West

Corporate Affairs Manager,
Star Pubs & Bars

Rita King

Honorary Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group

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