Lawrence is an accomplished business leader with more than 26 years of commercial and operational experience in the Hospitality, Catering & Retail, and wider services sector. He joined Aramark in 2007 from Delaware North having played a pivotal role in launching the New National Stadium at Wembley in his capacity as Retail Director.

He has provided executive leadership to our Front Line teams as the Managing Director of our UK Defence Business, then latterly as a Regional Managing Director, before being promoted In 2017 to Managing Director Food Services UK.  Lawrence has an established track record of managing Complex Business Portfolios with specialist expertise in financial management, HR, Marketing, Supply Chain and Asset Management.

As part of a major growth plan, Carolyn is the newest member to join Aramark’s leadership team, as Marketing Director for Northern Europe. With 30 years of diverse industry experience, Carolyn joins Aramark to lead a new consumer centric strategy to deliver a targeted growth plan across Northern Europe. Carolyn will be responsible for creating market leading strategies that are robust, commercially viable and salient to the client and customer.

“I’m delighted to have joined Aramark as the Marketing Director for Northern Europe.” Carolyn said. “I join a dedicated and highly motivated team and together we will build marketing and culinary solutions that will really make a difference, driving change and innovation across Northern Europe. Marketing has always been my life, to me, it’s all about winning hearts and minds and creating experiences that engage and inspire. The measure of any success is the results. I believe if the customer is the priority in a service business, the results will always be good. People are our product.

“I’m focusing on improving the customer experience, translating insights into action, constructing integrated engagement platforms, creating and activating strategic brand relationships, measuring operational performances and constantly looking for new opportunities to develop, grow and move the business forward.”

Prior to joining Aramark in November 2016, Hails successfully ran her own marketing and design company called Thinkspace Partnership and has a strong background in strategic leadership, proposition and brand development, consumer insight and managing food and hospitality business at the very highest level.

“Getting into the mind of the consumer is my main goal in every project we commit to.” Carolyn said. “It allows us to refine and improve every aspect of the business, from customer targeting, to observing and monitoring trends, and identifying rebranding and development opportunities.”

Martina Donohoe, Quality and Safety Director is the person responsible for the implementation and operation of the organisations health and safety policy.

Aramark employ a team of health and safety professionals and each operation has a dedicated standards officer who provides support and advice in the areas of health and safety, food safety and quality.

Martina is responsible for health and safety holds a BSc. (Hons) in Environmental Health and H.Dip in Safety & Health at Work. All standards officers hold a qualification in safety and are trained risk assessors and manual handling instructors.

Louise has been working with Aramark Property for the past 2 years as Managing Director with over 25 years’ experience in asset, estate and property management, development and negotiations. A qualified chartered surveyor with a broad, extensive background in every aspect of property development and management including acquisitions, disposals, lease agreements, lettings, rental negotiations, landlord and tenant negotiations, planning and project management; Louise is responsible for Aramark’s property team’s property management of more than 29 million square feet and rent collection of €350 million.



Louise leads Aramark’s management of the 12 million sq ft Irish Life portfolio as well as other portfolio of assets with clients including Green Reit, Blackstone, Kennedy Wilson and the Central Bank. Her role spans across property and asset management and advice, including redevelopment, refurbishment opportunities, lease renewals and reviews, surrenders, lettings, service charge analysis, review and optimization, planned and preventative maintenance, dilapidations, space optimization and space planning.