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.

Andrew joined Aramark in 2006 as Operations Director in the Offshore Division and was promoted to Managing Director, Offshore, North Sea in 2014.

In 2018 Andrew was appointed as Managing Director for Aramark’s Global Offshore Operations.

Andrew is the current Chairman of the Caterers Offshore Trade Association and has served as a Board Member of industry body Oil & Gas UK for three years.

Prior to this he held senior positions in the retail and leisure industries.

Andrew graduated with a BA in commerce from the RGU Business School.

In 1999 Neil Joined Aramark as General Manager in a large Business and Industry unit in Bristol, in 2002 he was promoted to a regional role running a group contract and then in 2004 moved into the Defence Sector of ARAMARK UK as an area manager working on a new style of commercial contract with the Ministry of Defence.

After successfully leading a bid for a group contract, Neil moved into the Business Development Directors role within the Defence Sector of Aramark in 2005. In 2008 Neil was asked if he would play the lead role in preparing for, leading the bid and if successful leading the operation for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In September 2008 Neil was promoted to the Managing Directors position of the multi- service Defence Sector Business. Operating in over 70 locations across the UK supporting the Royal Navy, Royal Airforce and the British Army in many of their permanent bases with a workforce of in excess of 3000 employees he maintained the lead role in preparing for the 2012 London Olympics whilst running a very successful business.

In January 2013 Neil moved into the Commercial Directors role within Aramark UK with a remit across all sectors of the business with a specific focus on facilities management, the multi service government sector business and commercial operations. In this role Neil also took responsibility for responding to the Ministry of Defence Hestia Tenders – the largest soft FM procurement ever in the UK.

Pulling together a bid team of 25 who worked on the Hestia proposals for 2.5 years as part of a Joint Venture with Carillion Services, they were ultimately successful, securing three regional contracts with the MoD. Neil moved into the Managing Director’s role of Aramark Defence Services when mobilisations commenced and during 2017 led the team that mobilised the operations across 350 locations with over 4,000 employees.

In 2018 Neil also assumed responsibility as Managing Director for Aramark Workplace Solutions, UK & EMEA.