Two chairs of FTSE-100 corporations are vying to succeed Adam Crozier on the prime of Whitbread, the London-listed group behind the Premier Inn resort chain.
Mr Crozier, who has chaired the leisure group since 2018, is anticipated to step down later this yr.
The search, which has been happening for a number of months, is anticipated to conclude within the coming weeks, based on one Metropolis supply.
Ms Hodgson has some expertise of the leisure business, having served on the board of Ladbrokes Coral Group till 2017, whereas Mr Martin was a senior government on the contract caterer Compass Group and finance chief on the journey agent First Alternative Holidays.
Below Mr Crozier’s stewardship, Whitbread has been radically reshaped, promoting its Costa Espresso subsidiary to The Coca-Cola Firm in 2019 for almost £4bn.
The corporate has additionally seen off an activist marketing campaign spearheaded by Elliott Advisers, whereas Mr Crozier orchestrated the appointment of Dominic Paul, its chief government, following Alison Brittain’s retirement.
It mentioned final yr that it sees potential to develop the community from 86,000 UK bedrooms to 125,000 over the subsequent decade or so.
Mr Crozier is one in every of Britain’s most seasoned boardroom figures, and now chairs BT Group and Kantar, the market analysis and information enterprise backed by Bain Capital and WPP Group.
He beforehand ran the Soccer Affiliation, ITV and – in between – Royal Mail Group.
On Friday, shares in Whitbread closed at £25.41, giving the corporate a market capitalisation of about £4.5bn.
Whitbread declined to remark this weekend.
