Key Management

Justin started his career as a waiter in 1989 before becoming a restaurant manager and working overseas in the hospitality industry. He joined Spur Corporation in January 2000 as an operations manager and was then promoted to regional manager. Justin assisted in opening restaurants in the UK, Mauritius and Namibia. He was appointed chief operating officer for The Hussar Grill in January 2014.

Leonard started his career as a waiter in 1989 before becoming a restaurant manager. He joined head office in March 1996 and was promoted to regional operations manager for the KwaZulu-Natal region in 2003. Leonard assisted in opening restaurants in Perth, Dar Es Salaam and Mauritius. He was appointed chief operating office of John Dory’s in February 2012.

Tyrone started as a waiter in 1992 and moved into management one year later. He joined Spur Corporation as an operations manager in February 1998 and was promoted to regional operations manager in 2000. He also assisted in opening Spur restaurants internationally. He was appointed as the chief operating officer of Panarottis Pizza Pasta in 2011, and of Casa Bella in 2016.

Kevin joined Spur in 1987 as a waiter and was appointed to the board and as managing director of Panarottis Pizza Pasta in 1999. Kevin managed the group’s operations in the UK from 2008 to 2011 and was appointed as a director of Spur Group (Pty) Ltd and national franchise executive in 2012. Kevin is responsible for managing the Spur South Africa inland operations and provides the board and other brand chief operating officers with strategic input.

Blaine started his career as a waiter before moving into a franchisee management position. He joined head office in 1998 and is responsible for the development of new restaurants and the relocation and revamping of existing outlets outside of the Western and Eastern Cape.

Cobus started his career as a waiter. He was a manager at several outlets before taking on a training role for a large multiple-franchisee group. Cobus was recruited as the Gauteng regional training manager in 2005 and was promoted to national training executive in 2010.

Graeme’s HR management experience, spans more than 20 years and he is also a member of the Institute of Directors of Southern Africa (IODSA). He has been predominantly in manufacturing and FMCG, and previously worked as a senior manager for Panasonic Manufacturing, Simba, Oceana and SANS Fibres, before joining KAP International as part of their executives, heading up group human resources and a member of the Transformation & Remuneration Committee. Until recently Graeme headed up Human Resources for Paarl Media Cape, who operate in the magazine and commercial market segment. Graeme is also involved in various rural development projects and volunteers on the board of the Philippi Children Centre, and has been the chairperson of the ministry New Dawn since 2009.

Derick trained as a chef during his national military service. He joined head office in 1996 as an operations manager and was promoted to a regional operations manager in Gauteng in 1999. Derick was involved in establishing the group’s first outlets in the UK and Ireland. Since 2009, he has managed the group’s expansion into Africa.

Duncan began his career in the packaging business. He joined Spur as a waiter in 1985 and moved to head office in 1988. Duncan is responsible for national procurement, Western and Eastern Cape development and menu engineering. He also oversees the group’s sauce and décor manufacturing facilities.

José started his career in the restaurant industry in the late 1980s as a restaurateur, before joining Spur in 1991 as an operations manager. He relocated to Australia in 1998 to assist in establishing the group’s presence in that region and was appointed as head of the region shortly thereafter.