Ian Sarson
{{Short description|British businessman (b.1963)}}
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Ian James Sarson (born 15 March 1963) is a British businessman who was the former managing director of Compass Group UK & Ireland.
Education
Sarson went to Crewe County Grammar School, two years below Mark Price the managing director of Waitrose, from 1974 to 1979. From 1979 to 1981 he did an OND in Hotel and Catering Management at South Cheshire College in Crewe.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
He studied Hotel and Catering at Hollings College (now the Hollings Campus of Manchester Metropolitan University, off the A6010) in Manchester from 1981 to 1984.[https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/hollings/food-nutrition-hospitality/ Food, Nutrition, Hospitality MMU] He completed a MSc in Coaching and Mentoring in March 2020.
Career
Sarson started working at the French company Sodexo, a main competitor of Compass Group. He joined Compass in 2004. Compass Group was based next to Chertsey railway station, off the A317 road. He became managing director of the UK arm in April 2010.[http://www.compass-group.co.uk/ian-sarson-group-md.htm Compass Group 2010][http://www.shu.ac.uk/sbs/about-sbs/ian-sarson-chair Appointment] He was replaced in this role by Dennis Hogan.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
He subsequently became Compass's director for healthcare in Europe and Japan and managing director for Northern Europe. Compass Group is the world's leading foodservice company. He left Compass Group in April 2017 and Established Empower U Coaching.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
He was awarded an honorary doctorate by Sheffield Hallam University in 2011 and was made an Honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt)by the University of West London in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/honorary-awards/honorary-awards-archive|title=Honorary awards archive | Sheffield Hallam University}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.uwl.ac.uk/news-events/news/high-profile-figures-receive-honorary-degrees-graduation-2014|title = News | University of West London}}
He became chairman of The Sheffield Business School Advisory Board and a Trustee of the Benevolent Charity Hospitality Action.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/sheffield-business-school/about-us/advisory-board|title = Advisory Board | Sheffield Hallam University}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hospitalityaction.org.uk/about-us/our-people/trustees/|title=Hospitality Action}}
Personal life
He is married with two daughters.[http://www.compass-group.co.uk/documents/Ian_Sarson_biog.pdf Biography] He lives in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire.{{CN|date=January 2023}}
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Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University
Category:British hospitality businesspeople
Category:People from Basingstoke and Deane
Category:People educated at Ruskin High School, Crewe
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