Caterers Choice - sourcing quality foods for the catering industry

Name: Brian Pinder

Job Title: Chairman

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07860 813332

Email: brian@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsibility for the totality of the Company.
Creating a solid financial base to continuously reinvest in the business to grow our customer base, our product range and our people.

Career Highlights:
Read Law at Kings London
1972-1987 Snowdon & Bridge – Foodservice Wholesaler
(sold to Fitch in 1986)
1988 Founded Caterers Choice Ltd
1988 to date Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Charles Pinder

Job Title: Managing Director

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07885 749203

Email: charles@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsibility for all sourcing and price negotiation and selecting new strategic alliance partners worldwide. Building the trading relationships with our major customers.

Career Highlights:
Read History at Lancaster University
Joined Family Business
1993 to date Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Sarah Booth

Job Title: Commercial Director

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07702 201111

Email: sarah@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsibity for trading key accounts.

Career Highlights:
Read Sociology at York University.

Joined Family Business 1995 Caterers Choice Ltd

Left Caterers Choice in May 2005 to return one year later.

Name: Hilary Pinder

Job Title: Credit Control - Director & Company Secretary

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07850 633618

Email: hilary@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsibe for Credit Control and co-ordinating the Caterers Choice Business and Sales Plan.

Career Highlights:
1968-1972 Alexander Sagar & Co Chartered Accountants
1972-1988 Housewife
1988-2000 Founded and ran Spinnies Ltd Coffee Shop & Retail Outlet in Halifax. Sold this business in 2000 to a Management buy out
2000 Undertook Executive role at Caterers Choice

Name: Beverley Astin

Job Title: Shipping Manager

Telephone: 01484 532666

Email: bev@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsible for Shipping Containers and overall care of the Sales Office.

Career Highlights:
1983 - 1991 Luomo Menswear (Italian Menswear Clothes manufacturer)
1991 - 1999 Jackdaw Polymers (Polymer Manufacturer for Inject Moulders)
1999 - 2006 Leach Transport
2006 to date Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Jeanette Brown

Job Title: Senior Administrator

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: -

Email: jeanette@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsible for Purchase Ledger and PA to the Chairman.

Career Highlights:
1994 – 2000 The Graham Group plc (Builders Merchants)
2000-2001 Naylor Industries plc (Drainage Manufacturers)
2001-2002 Civil Service (Working in personnel)
2002 to date Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Lesley Garraty

Job Title: Sales Office Administrator

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: -

Email: lesley@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsible for Sales, Orders and invoicing.

Career Highlights:
1983 - 2001 - Wheatley Dyson (Independent Department Store)
2001 - 2006 Tradex (Local Independent Retailer)
2006 to date Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Kate Vokes

Job Title: Technical Manager/Sales

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07947 353122

Email: kate@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Responsible for all technical and quality aspects of the business.

Career Highlights:
Career history:

- BSc Hons Chemistry at University of Nottingham

- 12 years experience of technical and quality in manufacturing, the last 8 years of which were spent with
a manufacturer of chilled, ambient and frozen ingredients to the food industry.

- Joined Caterers Choice in 2007

Name: Toni Hughes

Job Title: Financial Controller

Telephone: 01484 532666

Email: toni@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Day to day running of accounts office.

Career Highlights:
1981 – 1984 Telefusion Plc

1984 – 2006 Coats Crafts Ltd

2006 to date Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Emma Illingworth

Job Title: Administrator

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: -

Email: emma@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Helping the Shipping Manager

Career Highlights:
Career Highlights
1996-2003 - Frank Cook - Account Manager (Textile Agents)
2003-2005 - Ninety One - Fashion Boutique - Supervisor
2005-2008 - ODM Ltd - Sales Representative
2008-2010 - Rectangle - Sales Representative
November 2010 joined Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Marie Balmforth

Job Title: Accountant

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: -

Email: marie@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Qualified Chartered Management Accountant CIMA

Career Highlights:
1986-1999 The Graham Group plc (Builders Merchants)
1999-2001 Naylor Industries plc (Manufacturers)
2001 to date Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Phil Annis

Job Title: National Account Manager

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07787 103483

Email: phil@pjasales.co.uk

Biography:
Looking after customers and pursuing new business

Career Highlights:
Based on the South Coast. Has over 20 years experience in the Foodservice Sector.

Phil Joined the Company in June 2009

Name: Nadia Ousellam

Job Title: National Acount Manager

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07920 756183

Email: nadia@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Looking after customers and pursuing new business

Career Highlights:
Read Construction Engineering at Middlesex University

1995 – 2000 British Gas, Sales Executive
2000 – 2006 BLENDZ, Sales Manager/Director
2006 – 2008 Fiffes plc, Business Development Manager
2009 – 2009 3663, Business Manager
2009 – 2010, Petty Wood & Co Ltd, Business Development Manager

Name: Fiona Stott

Job Title: Administrator

Telephone: 01484 532666

Email: fiona@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
General admin duties.

Career Highlights:
1974-1977 – Sistex Supplies – Typist
1977-1987 – Huttons of Hull – Bond assistant
1987-1988 – BP Chemicals – Secretary
1988-2005 – Omya UK Ltd – Manufacturing Cost
Assistant
2005-2010 – Green Thumb Beverley, Admin Assistant
2010-2011 – NJ Fabrics – Office Administrator
April 2011 joined Caterers Choice Ltd

Name: Simon Black

Job Title: National Account Manager

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07787 433415

Email: simon@catererschoice.co.uk

Name: Kirstie Raitt

Job Title: Assistant Technical Manager

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: -

Email: kirstie@catererschoice.co.uk