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: John Cuthill

Job Title: National Account Manager

Telephone: 01484 532666

Mobile: 07787 433415

Email: john@catererschoice.co.uk

Biography:
Looking after customers and pursuing new business

Career Highlights:
John is experienced in both National and Regional Account Management. His area of expertise is within the Educational and Contractual Sectors of the business.

John joined the Company at the start of June 2009

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