Question: The Royal Hop Pole is now part of a pub chain founded by what man?

Context articles: Steam Brewing Company
Yates's
Scream Pubs
The Royal Hop Pole
Pub chain
Charles Wells Ltd
Tynemill
Sizzling Pubs
Wetherspoons
O'Neill's (pub chain)

Steam Brewing Company is a microbrewery located in Otahuhu, Auckland.
 It was founded in October 1995 as the brewery for the Cock & Bull brewpub in East Tamaki and currently brews beers for the Cock & Bull chain of taverns, as well as the retail beer Epic Pale Ale and several contracted beers including TaaKawa Ale.
 and previously (till March 2005) the bottled beers for the Loaded Hog pub chain.
Yates is a British pub chain, founded as Yates Wine Lodge in Oldham, Lancashire by Peter and Simon Yates in 1884.
 The chain remained strongest in the North of England, though spreading nationwide.
Scream (formerly known as It's A Scream) was a student-oriented pub chain in the United Kingdom owned by the Stonegate Pub Company.
 The chain which began in October 1995.
The Royal Hop Pole is a listed public house in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, with 28 hotel bedrooms.
 Located on Church Street, it is an English Heritage hotel.
 It has recently been converted into a part of the Wetherspoons pub chain.
 It is mentioned in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers.
 Free Wi-Fi is also available in the bar area.
A pub chain is a group of pubs or bars with a brand image.
 The brand may be owned outright by one company, or there may be multiple financiers; the chain may be a division within a larger company, or may be a single operation.
 Examples include Chef & Brewer, Wetherspoons, Walkabout, Taylor Walker Pubs and All Bar One.
 Pubs in the chain are typically branded with the same name, however the former "Firkin" pubs tended to be variations on a theme including the word Firkin in the title.
 Wetherspoons pubs have individual names, with the Wetherspoons brand prominently displayed.
Charles Wells Ltd is the holding company of the Charles Wells Brewery and Pub Company (a pub chain).
 Charles Wells Ltd was founded in 1876 by Charles Wells in Bedford, England.
Tynemill is a British pub chain based in the East Midlands and Yorkshire.
 It was founded in 1977 by former Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) chairman Chris Holmes.
 Their first pub was the "Old King Arms" in Newark.
 Tynemill has won the "Pub Group of the Year" award in 2002, 2006, and 2008.
Sizzling Pubs, also known as Sizzling Pub Company, is a British chain of pub restaurants, owned by Mitchells & Butlers (former Bass), that operates mainly as a steakhouse.
 After Vintage Inns, it is M&B's most populous pub chain.
J D Wetherspoon plc, branded as Wetherspoon's, is a pub company in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
 Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company owns just under 1,000 outlets, including the chain of Lloyds No.1 bars and the chain of Wetherspoon hotels.
 With its headquarters in Watford, Wetherspoons is known for converting unconventional premises into pubs.
 The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.
O'Neill's is an Irish-themed pub chain with 49 outlets in the United Kingdom.
 The chain is operated by Mitchells & Butlers, one of the largest pub companies in the UK.
 Pubs are located across the whole of the UK, except for Northern Ireland, where there are none.