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.

All Members

Graeme C Bateman MI

Managing Director, Elite Hotels

Graeme has been Managing Director of Elite Hotels comprising of Ashdown Park Hotel, East Sussex, Tylney Hall Hotel, Hampshire, The Grand Hotel, Eastbourne and Luton Hoo Hotel, Bedfordshire since 1998…

Paul Bayliss Bayliss MI

Regional General Manager Hotel Brooklyn brand, Hotel Brooklyn

Regional GM for Bespokes Hotel Brooklyn Brand bringing a new concept to the UK Hotel Industry. Previous MD with Macdonald Hotels and GM of various high profile properties across the UK. 24 years milit…

Sally Beck FIH MI

General Manager, Royal Lancaster London

Sally Beck is General Manager of Royal Lancaster London, one of London’s largest independent hotels, with 411 bedrooms, three restaurants and bars and some of the largest banqueting space in Europe. …

Laurence Beere FIH MI

Proprietor, The Queensberry Hotel & Olive Tree Restaurant

Laurence joined the Savoy Group management training scheme straight from school in 1987. Apart from a short stint at the Palace Hotel in Gstaad, he spent 10 years with the Savoy Group, ending up as Fo…

Rafael Bejerano FIH MI

Director, AB Hotels

Rafi Bejerano is Director of AB Hotels, a duo of family-owned unique hotels with outstanding facilities in the South East of England. Rafi started his training in hospitality as an enthusiastic 8 y…

David Beswick FIH MI

Retired Member, N/A

David has over 40 years’experience in the industry. After graduating from the College of Food and Domestic Arts in Birmingham, he started his working life at Grosvenor House, Park Lane. He has worked…