Timothy Griffin
Timothy is a Principal at Wellbrook Hospitality and Co-founder of LEVEN Hotels. Prior to founding Wellbrook with his two partners, he was Managing Director for North America for Ennismore’s the Hoxton brand. Timothy launched the Hoxton in the US market, establishing a central office and North American team in New York City and led the highly successful opening of Hoxton hotels in New York, Portland, Chicago and LA.
Previously he was the group’s Global Brand Director where he played a key role in defining the Hoxton brand to enable it to scale globally. He oversaw the graphic design, PR, social media, retail, digital marketing, partnerships and events teams in the London office.
An alumnus of the University of West London where he graduated with a BA (Hons) in Hospitality Management and Cranfield University School of Management’s Accelerated Talent Development Programme. He began his career in hospitality at New York’s The Waldorf Astoria on Park Avenue and the Hilton Short Hills in New Jersey where he held various operational leadership roles.
He has taught Rooms Division Operations at NYU to post graduate students, is a member of the Savoy Education Trust’s Scholarship St. Julian’s Scholars and is on the Advisory Board for Hospitality Design Magazine and the Steering Committee for the Independent Hotel Show North of Britain. He was the recipient of Hotel Designs Brit Awards Hotelier of the Year 2023.
Timothy has run four marathons, has a regular hot yoga practice, and is a certified power yoga and Bikram yoga teacher. Keen to live as sustainably as possible he is the creator of Dish Dust a washing up liquid alternative designed to eschew plastic bottles and sold in package free stores.