Houston & Hawkes announces four senior leadership appointments

Independent caterer Houston & Hawkes has made four senior leadership appointments.

Graham Meek has joined the business as finance director, bringing more than 25 years’ experience to the role. He has previously held senior finance positions at WSH, Sodexo and Pabulum. At Houston & Hawkes, he will oversee financial strategy and reporting.  

Meanwhile, Joe Adams has been named supplier partnerships manager, joining from Nomad Foods. Prior to that, he was at BaxterStorey and BM Caterers.

Houston & Hawkes has also promoted Emilie Whiteoak to the newly-created role of director of people operations, and Marinela Golfita to account director. Golfita was formerly operations manager and will continue to manage operational performance at the caterer’s client sites.

Dave Hawkes, co-founder and director at Houston & Hawkes, said: “As the business grows, it’s vital that our leadership team grows with it. Graham brings strong financial leadership, while Joe will help us to continually provide our chefs and teams with high-quality, sustainable ingredients.

“Together, those roles help us lead the business more deliberately and plan properly for the long term. Promoting Emilie and Marinela reflects our belief in developing people from within and recognising those who really understand our teams and our business.”

Houston & Hawkes was founded in 2019, specialising in B&I catering across London and the South East.

In 2022, it became the UK’s first contract catering firm to achieve B Corp certification and in 2024 received the CSER Award at the Foodservice Cateys.