Edwards leaves Maybourne

Sara Edwards, the award winning vice president of human resources at the Maybourne Group, is leaving the Claridges owner for pastures new, Kitchen Rat has learnt.

Staff at the group were this morning informed that Edwards - one of the most high profile HR chiefs in the hospitality sector - will be joining luxury department store Liberty as group HR director.

Under Edwards' guidance, the Maybourne Group was nominated as a top 50 workplace by the Financial Times and this year won a HCPTA training award, while she herself is in the shortlist for the HR manager award at the Hotel Cateys.