Clive Watson has over three decades of entrepreneurial experience in the pub and hospitality sector. He has founded and sold on two very successful premium pub groups. He was educated at Epsom College then went on to read Modern History and International Relations. Subsequently Clive qualified as a chartered accountant and his early financial career took him into the hospitality business. He has been a member of the Conservative European Forum, campaigned for Remain in the referendum and supported the Right to Vote campaign financially.Clive won the Industry Lifetime Achievement award in 2025 and has regularly appeared on Radio 4, Newsnight, LBC, Sky News and Panorama. Clive has four children, lives near Guildford and loves travelling.