Food travel experts

We are passionate about bringing great food and hospitality to travellers across the globe.

Countries

38

Colleagues

c.49,000

Units

c.3,000

Our purpose

To be the best part of the journey

Our vision

To be the world's best travel food and beverage company

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Our values

A culture where everyone feels valued

To help us deliver our vision, we have developed a set of values that inspire us to work together to create a culture where everyone feels valued, cares about each other, and is absolutely focused on meeting our customers’ diverse needs.

Our values guide our culture, the way we behave, and the decisions we make, to ensure we act in the best interests of our stakeholders, the environment, and our business.

Meet our

Leadership team

Our strategy

Read more about our strategy for growth and returns 

George Mboya

CEO SSP America

George Mboya

CEO SSP America

As CEO of SSP America, George’s remit covers the USA, Canada and South America.

George joined SSP America in 2017, initially as Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller, before assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining SSP America, George worked at Compass Group, in both the American and Canadian markets, as well as at Sodexo Canada.

With over two decades of experience in business administration and financial management, George’s expertise spans strategy, financial reporting, treasury, financial controls, financial planning and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, cost management, risk assessment, analysis of new business opportunities, and more. He is a certified public accountant (CPA) and certified management accountant (CMA) and holds an MBA in finance from the United States International University Africa.

Michael Svagdis

CEO SSP America

Michael Svagdis

CEO SSP America

Michael is CEO of SSP America (covering the USA, Canada and South America).

With 30 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and having joined SSP in 2014, Michael leads a talented team driven by a passion for bringing cool, authentic restaurants

Prior to SSP, Michael held various management and leadership roles at Compass Group plc, Eurest and Morrison Healthcare.

Jonathan Davies

Deputy Group CEO

Jonathan Davies

Deputy Group CEO

Jonathan is the Deputy CEO.

Jonathan brings extensive financial, strategic and commercial experience with over 29 years working within retail and FMCG companies. Jonathan’s tenure within the Group gives him a deep knowledge of the business, which along with his capital markets experience, enables him to provide clear financial, operational and strategic oversight to the Company as it looks to implement its strategy.

Jonathan began his career in Unilever plc’s management development programme before joining OC&C as a start-up, where he was part of its rapid growth and development to become a leading international consulting firm. Jonathan then spent nine years at Safeway plc (with five years on the Executive Board as Finance Director).

He holds a degree in Chemistry from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD Business School, France.

External appointments
  • Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Assura plc.

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