Patrick Coveney
Group CEO
Patrick Coveney
Group CEO
Patrick joined SSP in March 2022 as Group CEO.
Patrick is a strong and strategic leader with extensive industry knowledge having spent 14 years as CEO at Greencore Group plc, a leading convenience food producer, as well as holding non-executive positions at various F&B companies. Through his executive career, Patrick has demonstrated a strong track record of delivering growth whilst embedding sustainability.
Patrick’s strong focus on colleagues, customers and culture alongside his proven ability to quickly develop strong relationships make him well placed to lead SSP to future success.
Patrick spent 14 years as Group CEO of Greencore Group plc, having joined in 2005 as CFO. Patrick has also held a non-executive director position on Glanbia plc. Prior to Greencore, he worked for nine years at McKinsey & Company in Europe and North America, latterly as Managing Partner for Ireland.
External appointments
- Patrick serves as a non-executive director of OFI Group Limited
Geert Verellen
Group CFO
Geert Verellen
Group CFO
Geert Verellen is the Group CFO. He was appointed in 2025.
Geert has extensive financial and operational experience in international consumer, food and retailing companies. Before joining SSP, Geert held the role of CFO at Maple Leaf Foods, a Toronto Stock Exchange listed multinational food manufacturing company. Prior to that, he was at Walmart Inc, serving as Regional CFO for Canada, Japan & India, and he held multiple senior finance roles at Delhaize Group, a listed Belgian retailer. He started his career as an auditor at PwC.
Kari Daniels
CEO UK & Ireland
Kari Daniels
CEO UK & Ireland
Kari is CEO, UK & Ireland.
She joined SSP and the Group Executive Committee in January 2023.
Kari has a track record of driving performance in both retail and branded FMCG businesses. She spent more than 20 years at Tesco where she held the role of CEO of Tesco Ireland for four years and spent three years as UK Commercial Director. Prior to Tesco, Kari held marketing and leadership positions at SC Johnson, Wella and Superdrug. Kari is a member of the WiHTL Advisory Board and of the Policy Issues Council at IGD. She also currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at Topps Tiles plc.
George Antoniou
CEO Eastern Europe & Middle East
George Antoniou
CEO Eastern Europe & Middle East
George Antoniou Chief Officer, Eastern Europe & Middle East
George has almost 40 years of experience in hospitality, tourism and airport food and beverage.
George joined SSP in 2001 following the acquisition of Louis Catering and served as Managing Director for the Eastern Europe & Middle East region before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2025.
During more than two decades with SSP, George has led the expansion of the business across Eastern Europe & the Middle East, strengthening long term partnerships and driving operational excellence and financial performance.
George is recognised for his collaborative leadership style, his ability to develop high performing multicultural teams and his experience leading businesses across complex international markets.
Varun Kapur
Managing Director & CEO of Travel Food Services
Varun Kapur
Managing Director & CEO of Travel Food Services
Varun Kapur is the is the Managing Director & CEO of TFS
Varun has been a director in TFS since February 1, 2013 and was also a Director of TFS from July 4, 2009 to December 15, 2011. In his role, Varun has driven the TFS' vision, strategy and operations, steering its rapid expansion across premium airport lounges and travel QSR outlets.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in science from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, USA. He has experience of over 14 years in the hospitality industry. As the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for overall strategy and management of the business.
Varun attends Group Executive Committee meetings as a regular attendee but is not a formal member.
George Mboya
CEO SSP America
George Mboya
CEO SSP America
As CEO of SSP America, George’s remit covers the USA, Canada and South America.
George joined SSP America in 2017, initially as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, before assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining SSP America, George worked at Compass Group, in both the American and Canadian markets, as well as at Sodexo Canada.
With over two decades of experience in business administration and financial management, George’s expertise spans strategy, financial reporting, treasury, financial controls, financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, cost management, risk assessment, analysis of new business opportunities, and more. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and certified management accountant (CMA) and holds an MBA in finance from the United States International University Africa.
Satya Menard
CEO Continental Europe
Satya Menard
CEO Continental Europe
Satya joined SSP in September 2024 as CEO of Continental Europe, covering the Nordics, Frabeli, DACH and Spain.
Satya has a 25+-year track record in the service industry, including extensive experience in the food and coffee business across a number of European, South and North American countries.
Previously, Satya worked as president of the out-of-home division of coffee company JDE Peet’s and prior to this, he was global CEO of Sodexo’s schools and universities division. He also held a number of leadership positions across various Sodexo divisions internationally.
Belinda Jones
Chief People Officer
Belinda Jones
Chief People Officer
Belinda is the Group Chief People Officer.
She joined the Group Executive Committee in October 2026. Belinda joined SSP in September 2024 as People Director for Continental Europe. Working alongside the CEO of Continental Europe, she led the region's People agenda, driving change and transformation, strengthening market leadership teams and capability, and contributing to improved business performance.
As SSP's Group Chief People Officer, Belinda is responsible for the global People Strategy, including reward, succession planning, talent acquisition, organisational design, leadership development and culture. She leads SSP's people-first agenda, embedding the Global Values and building the capabilities needed to support the delivery of the Group's strategic priorities.
Belinda brings extensive international HR leadership experience across several customer-facing organisations, including Starbucks and Hertz, where she led large-scale transformation programmes, developed high-performing teams and drove sustainable business growth.
Preyash Thakrar
Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer
Preyash Thakrar
Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer
Preyash is the Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer.
Having joined SSP in August 2026, Preyash builds and delivers the Group’s strategic priorities and leads the Group’s global brand relationships and shared service operations. These include investment in the highest-returning channels and markets, transforming the Group's capabilities to drive performance, including through targeted investment in technology, and identifying further operational efficiencies across the business - building structural productivity while balancing local agility with the benefits of SSP's global scale.
Preyash brings extensive experience helping international consumer organisations shape strategy and deliver transformation. He was previously Chief Transformation Officer at Boots, and held senior executive roles at Asda and Walmart International.
Jonathan Robinson
CEO SSP Asia Pacific
Jonathan Robinson
CEO SSP Asia Pacific
Jonathan is CEO of Asia Pacific.
He joined SSP in April 2016 as Group Business Development Director. He moved to Hong Kong in March 2019 as Chief Development Officer, Asia Pacific before taking up his current role in February 2022.
Jonathan began his career in commercial development in Sainsbury’s before spending over 10 years in WHSmith in various roles including Business Development Director and General Manager Qatar.
Fiona Scattergood
Chief Legal & Governance Officer and Company Secretary
Fiona Scattergood
Chief Legal & Governance Officer and Company Secretary
Fiona is the Chief Legal & Governance Officer and Company Secretary.
She leads the legal, company secretarial and compliance function. She joined SSP in 2011 and has been in her current role since February 2023. Fiona is an experienced solicitor and governance leader with more than 20 years’ international experience advising both listed and private companies across a broad range of sectors. She has significant experience in strategic M&A, joint ventures and corporate governance.
Prior to joining SSP, Fiona held senior corporate finance legal roles at Travers Smith LLP and Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Sydney). Fiona is the executive sponsor of our recently established Neurodiversity and Disability Network.
Jon Wood
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Jon Wood
Chief Digital and Technology Officer
Jon is the Chief Digital and Technology Officer, leading SSP’s transformational technology agenda.
He joined SSP Group in June 2024. Prior to joining SSP, Jon spent seven years at Carnival UK plc as Chief Information Officer where he led the digital, technology and transformation agendas. Jon has a wealth of experience leveraging digital and data to drive sustainable growth across international hospitality and leisure businesses including Disneyland Paris, and Merlin Entertainment, where he was Chief Information Officer.
Jon has a strong track record of strengthening capability within Digital & Technology teams, including the transformation of large technology teams and the introduction of new operating models, providing greater clarity of purpose and driving employee engagement.