Barracuda Group has announced that one of the company's first area managers, Chris Mullin, has been appointed as general manager for the southern region. Formerly responsible for the City and central London area, Mullin's new role entails advising and overseeing six area managers and 81 pubs. He began his pub industry career as a graduate trainee with Allied Domecq, before being made area manager for the Firkin pubs in central London and then transferring over to Bass Leisure Retail.