There is a new CEO at Ten Entertainment, the major UK FEC operator with 45 venues across the country. Graham Blackwell comes in initially as interim CEO. He is currently the group’s COO.
Blackwell has 30 years’ experience in the FEC business and has been with Ten since its IPO in 2017. He will continue to be supported by Antony Smith as CFO and Nick Basing, interim executive chairman.
The appointment was announced simultaneously with the stepping down and departure of Duncan Garrood as a director, earlier than had been previously announced.
Ten reports that it has successfully reopened 42 of its venues, but three remain closed as they are in a local lockdown. The company reported that initial trading had been "very encouraging."
