Rupert Spurgeon - FIH MI

Commercial Director

The Mustique Company

Rupert trained with Forte Hotels and was subsequently appointed Conference and Banqueting Manager at Grosvenor House in 1989. He worked at Gleneagles as Events Manager for several years before joining Wren’s Hotels in 2000 where he subsequently became UK Operations Director, followed by Director of International Development. After a two-year spell as Operations Manager for Handpicked Hotels, he joined South Lodge in 2006. During his time at South Lodge the hotel was extended and improved to become a Five Red Star hotel which has won numerous accolades. In recent years he has held the position as Venue Operations Director and then Managing Director for Hospitality at the Goodwood Estate. Currently he is Commercial Director for the island of Mustique based in the Caribbean. Rupert was one of the first people to be awarded a Master Innholders Scholarship in 1997 and he was the founding Chairman of the St Julian Scholars.