Find out about Our Members

The Master Innholders is a well respected, prestigious force within the hotel industry – an elite corps which is publicly recognised as a standard bearer for the industry.

It aims to influence standards and extend professionalism within the industry; to promote consideration, study, discussion and research in the areas affecting hotel management including management development, training, education and recruitment.

retired Members

Michael Shepherd FIH MI

General Manager, Retired

On graduating with a degree in Hotelkeeping from the University of Surrey, Michael joined Hilton International and spent 21 years managing a number of properties in different parts of the world. He op…

Jonathan Slater MBA FIH MI

Chairman , OMC Worldwide Limited

Jonathan joined The Chester Grosvenor as General Manager in August 1983 and was appointed Director and General Manager in January 1985, becoming Managing Director in September 1986. He retired from…

Michael Sloan FIH MI

General Manager Retired, Retired

Michael started his caree in London working in various management roles including Front of House Manager at The Athenaeum Hotel and Deputy Manager for the Forte Crest Group at its Bloomsbury and Regen…

Peter Taylor OBE FIH MI

Retired Member, N/A

Peter Taylor owned and developed the very successful Town House Collection in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Started in 1990 with the redevelopment of 5 town houses into the 50 room Channings. The company…

David Wilkinson FIH MI

Retired Member, N/A

RETIRED, living in Heathfield, East Sussex. David Wilkinson graduated from the Shannon College of Hotel Management in 1975, joining Hilton International where he spent 13 years in Brussels, London and…

Martin Williamson FIH MI

Retired Member, N/A

For many years Martin owned The Miller of Mansfield in Goring-on-Thames. He was a student at Portsmouth College and Cornell University where he obtained a National Diploma and a Cornell Management Dip…