Camile Thai Kitchen strengthens executive board

Appointments “shows our ambitions for future growth”, company founder says

Camile Thai Kitchen has appointed Brian Caulfield (pictured) and Andy McCue to its board of directors.

Brian is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and angel investor well known in the Irish investment community.

Andy, who will take on the position of non-executive chairman, is a former CEO of bookmaker Paddy Power and led the company through its merger with betting exchange Betfair.

He was also CEO of The Restaurant Group and was responsible for purchasing the iconic Wagamama business.

Brody Sweeney, founder and CEO of Camile Thai Kitchen, says: “We’re really pleased to have attracted directors of the calibre of Brian and Andy to our board. It shows our serious ambitions for Camile and its future growth.

“2020 has been a milestone year for Camile. With many restaurants suffering the consequences of pandemic restrictions, we were very fortunate to see a 59 per cent increase in systems sales in the UK and a 40 per cent increase in Ireland.

“We owe this to our largely suburban, delivery focused business model. This growth has enabled us to proceed ahead of time with our drone and robotics focused tech strategy.”

Camile Thai Kitchen has 36 outlets. It plans to open further locations in Ireland and abroad, with an announcement to be made in the next few weeks.