Houston and Hawkes appoints seven new members to operational team

Houston and Hawkes, an independent catering service, has made seven senior appointments to its operational team.

Emilie Whiteoak, previously with BaxterStorey, has joined the business as account director and will oversee several of the group’s key accounts.

Marinela Golfita, who has joined from Thomas Franks London, and Steven Shaw have been appointed as operations managers in London and the home counties, respectively.

In addition, Josh Key has joined from Blue Apple where he was a business development manager, to take up the role of sales and marketing manager to provide support to the location teams.

Meanwhile, James Garred and Danny Keaney have been promoted to development chefs and will be working alongside chef director David Steel. Both of whom previously worked as head chefs within the business.

Lastly, Lindsay Murphy has taken up the newly created role of support manager to focus on training, people development and projects.

Simon Houston, co-founder and director at Houston and Hawkes, said: “We are thrilled to announce the growth of our operational team and we are particularly proud that we have promoted a number from within.

“As our business continues to grow, we absolutely recognise that our success starts and ends with our teams and their ability to provide really high levels of quality support to our team members, customers, and clients.”

Dave Hawkes, co-founder and director, added: “We are hugely positive about the future, and we are building an exceptional team which will enable us to continue our journey with agility and positivity. There is tremendous opportunity within the foodservice sector and the strength of our people will ensure we are well placed to support new and existing clients.”