Video: Whitbread CIO, Ben Wishart

From white-water rafting in Kathmandu to tech leadership...

Published: 30 July 2008 13:14 GMT by Andy McCue

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In an exclusive interview with silicon.com, Ben Wishart, change and information director at Whitbread - owner of hotel and restaurant chains Premier Inn, Brewer's Fayre and Costa Coffee - talks about his rise to the top from his days as a white-water rafting guide in Kathmandu, and how technology is helping drive change at Whitbread.





	
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