Meet The Leadership Team
With a strong foundation in hospitality operations and digital innovation, our leadership team is at the intersection of service and technology.
Meet The Leadership Team
With a strong foundation in hospitality operations and digital innovation, our leadership team is at the intersection of service and technology.
Clive Holland
Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director
The Holland brothers are the co-founders of the business and grew up with hospitality, living and working in their parents’ hotel and restaurant. Clive studied Business, English and Philosophy at Manchester University and started his career in various sales roles and directorships, including a couple of tech start-ups. Sugarvine was launched in 2003 as a dining guide and marketing agency for hospitality businesses and in 2019 Sugarvine Tables was launched, offering a simple and cost-effective reservations platform for hospitality venues. Clive oversees business development.
Clive is an RNLI volunteer and spends a lot of time in the Lake District National Park.
Adam Holland
Co-Founder and Joint Managing Director
Brought up in hospitality, Adam graduated in history from Birmingham University. He worked initially in finance in London before relocating to the Far East where he held various senior editorial management roles before joining a NASDAQ-listed e-commerce company. As VP of Interactive Media he was responsible for a team of 70-plus in Singapore, Shanghai and Manila. Returning to the UK, he co-founded Sugarvine with his brother Clive and he currently spearheads the operational side of the business.
Adam speaks Spanish and is a keen skier and scuba diver.
Chris Sullivan
Non-Executive Director
Chris is an Oxford graduate with an eclectic CV within the hospitality sector. He has held senior operational leadership roles with companies as diverse as Whitbread, Starbucks, Scottish & Newcastle, Balls Brothers, Harry Ramsden’s, Aberdeen Angus, Blackpool Tower and James’ Places. He has always been an early adopter of tech developments which aid pub and restaurant operators, without over-complication. Sugarvine Tables does just that as well as delivering great value at the right price.
Chris is a portfolio business advisor and is also a marriage celebrant.