Clive McNish appointed general manager of Chewton Glen

Clive McNish has been appointed general manager of Chewton Glen hotel and spa in Hampshire, returning to the property two decades after he honed his skills as its spa manager.

McNish steps into the shoes of Andrew Cook who held the position at the five-red-AA-star, 72-bedroom Relais & Châteaux hotel for four years, before taking a role as general manager of the Lakes by Yoo, a collection of luxury waterside holiday cabins and apartments in the Cotswolds.

The new general manager has more than 25 years of resort, wellness, and spa management experience across three continents; including as general manager of Glen Ivy Hot Springs, America’s oldest hot spring resort.

He said: “I am very excited to be back home at Chewton Glen. The welcome that my wife, daughter, and myself have received has been tremendous and I am thrilled by the opportunities that lie ahead for myself in continuing to develop and enhance the wonderful reputation for excellence that Chewton Glen has.”

Andrew Stembridge, executive director of Iconic Luxury Hotels, and managing director of Chewton Glen said: “I had the pleasure of working with Clive during his previous time at the hotel. Since then, Clive has worked his way around the world with great hotel brands gaining a remarkable amount of hospitality and management experience. The fact that he has always dreamt of returning to Chewton Glen, coupled with such a broad range of international experience and his inbuilt 'Iconic ‘DNA’, makes him the ideal candidate to build on the achievements of his predecessor, Andrew Cook.

“As our portfolio of exceptional properties continues to develop and grow, opportunities are also being created to nurture the team from within our family of hotels, and we are thrilled that Chewton Glen’s former front of house manager, Raymond de Toulouse Lautrec, has been promoted to the role of deputy general manager; and restaurant general manager, Richard Warr, has also been promoted to the role of food and beverage director. Along with the appointment of Clive McNish, we feel confident that their boundless drive and enthusiasm will take Chewton Glen to even greater heights of excellence."