Rich skill set and depth of experience
The Artemis team has a rich skill set and a huge depth of experience in the sector, from the executive team, through to senior management level, to site level. In total, the group employs more than 170 full time employees and utilises a valuable team of more than 300 part time support staff.
Essential group support services include venue relations, HR, IT and support services, finance, and health & safety. The executive team takes a hands-on approach, providing insight and an overarching strategic view, both at an individual venue level and across the business.
Artemis executive team
Angus joined Artemis in 2006, gaining comprehensive experience across all areas of the business, from the operational and catering divisions to sales and marketing. In 2013, he was appointed Group Chief Executive. During his tenure, Angus has been instrumental in developing the Artemis service and business model, creating new opportunities, including securing revenue streams to finance and launching new developments.
As Executive Chairman, Angus's oversees the strategic direction of the business alongside his fellow board members and fosters new partnerships & funding relationships.
Before his time at Artemis, Angus worked in the investment banking division of Credit Suisse in London and New York, where he was involved in numerous international capital markets and mergers and acquisitions transactions. Angus holds a first-class degree in business from Edinburgh University and a diploma in popular music performance.
Since joining Artemis in 2013, Stuart has been instrumental in developing and implementing the brand and customer experience strategy for the group and all its related venues. His recent appointment (2024) as Chief Executive sees Stuart spearheading group strategy and the delivery of services and operations across all areas of the business, and managing the group P&L.
Stuart Owens brings 30 years of experience in transforming brands and businesses through executive operations roles, predominantly in sales and marketing for advertising agencies, retail, and digital businesses. He has consulted for some of the UK's leading retailers, including John Lewis, Shop Direct Group, and Matalan.
Stuart was a founding director of the Wedding Venue Support Group, representing 300 UK wedding venues during the Covid pandemic, and Chair of the Pandemic Response Working Group of the UK Weddings Taskforce. In this role, he led engagement with the Government throughout the Covid pandemic, representing and supporting the sector through the crisis.
Simon developed two unique and privately-owned wine and beer retail units in south London in 1984 at the age of nineteen and in doing so became the youngest licensee in the country. Alongside this, he developed a wholesale drinks delivery business and four years later opened and independent pub/bistro in Oxford.
In 1990, Simon established a catering business in SW17 as a London and home counties outside caterer and then opened an accompanying licenced retail store in Croydon later that year. He sold the business to Artemis in 2004 and became MD of its newly-formed catering division. Since then he has continued to build the reputation of the brand whilst recruiting and managing an impressive senior team of industry experts.
Chris is a chartered accountant, first qualifying with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 2002. He has enjoyed a varied career in the financial sector, bringing over 20 years of experience in a range of industries.
Throughout his career, Chris has held senior finance roles in a number of companies. This includes Northern Foods plc and Regatta Ltd, where he gained experience in developing finance teams, profit improvement, systems implementation, mergers and acquisitions and international business expansion. Before joining Artemis in 2021, Chris was Finance Director of Gradus Ltd part of the global Gerflor flooring group.
Lyndsay is a passionate and ambitious professional with over 14 years of experience in Human Resources.
She has a proven track record of employee engagement, talent development, and building effective HR teams and capabilities. Lyndsay’s extensive experience includes positions at Iceland Foods and Swarovski AG before moving into HR in the hospitality industry. Prior to joining Artemis, Lyndsay was Head of People and Talent at The Alchemist Bar & Restaurant Ltd.
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