TUCO is a professional membership body for in-house caterers who operate in the public sector. The announcement was made at TUCO’s annual chairman’s dinner, which was held at Edinburgh Castle on 20 February 2020.
The four new board members include Gagan Kapoor head of catering at Loughborough University, Kate Glynn head of catering at Aston University, Ros Wilkinson head of hospitality at Lancaster University and Manish Shah associate director of King’s Food at King’s College London.
Haslin said: “I believe these new appointments will help us ensure our values of teamwork, equality, integrity, transparency, commitment and wellbeing are delivered fully when the board is making its decisions.
“The depth of skills, experience and expertise that we now have on the board reflects the important role TUCO plays as an expert in the hospitality industry, educating and encouraging a culture of best practice in the sector and acting as an agent for change.”
Kapoor plays an ‘important part’ in the student experience delivered at Loughborough University. He has 22 years experience working in higher education catering, restaurants and contract catering.
Glynn is responsible for the overall catering operation at Aston University including development and education. According to TUCO, universities are increasingly looking to encourage food and drink brands onto campuses to drive student engagement.
Wilkinson has more than 35 years’ experience working in hotels, conference and sports venues across the UK and Paris. She was appointed head of hospitality at Lancaster University in 2016 to bring in new revenue streams.
Shah will use this opportunity to build on his role as TUCO’s south east regional chair where his ‘creativity and innovation’ has already made an impact.
Haslin added: “These appointments will help us to build even better relationships within our membership institutions and organisations. TUCO has continued to grow as an organisation both in size and impact.
“It is important that as we expand, we remember we are an organisation synonymous with a culture of continuous improvement, this includes a transparent governance that is both dynamic and agile to ensure that we can continue to deliver business excellence.”