Mark Owen, Clare Flanagan and Kirstine Bailey join Team Academy as Company Executive Chef, Director of Operations and Area Manager South.
New Company Executive Chef, Mark Owen, joins Catering Academy from BaxterStorey. Speaking about his appointment, Owen said: “I am looking forward to bringing a fresh, new and exciting dynamic to the food culture Team Academy has successfully established. It is clear to me that Catering Academy is going from strength to strength and as a result it is exciting to be part of the business going forward.”
Flanagan joins Team Academy having spent the last 10 years at Aramark, where she held the position of regional operations director.
She will be responsible for client service delivery, contract retention and team management and development, whilst maintaining a focus on achieving great food and financial targets.
Bailey joins Team Academy from Harrison Catering, where she was area manager for five years.
She will be responsible for Catering Academy’s business and industry offering as area manager for the South. She will also apply a special focus on food standards and food innovations whilst maintaining cost control.
The new team appointments will allow founder & operations director, Louise Wymer, more time to step out of the day to day running of the company and focus more on special projects and strategic planning.
Speaking about the appointments, Wymer said: “The appointments of Clare, Mark and Kirstine demonstrate the ambition and desire that we have as a company to both deliver service excellence to our current contracts and also on our future projects as we continue to grow.”