Chris Mitchell
CEO
Chris set up Genuine 14 years ago. Since then, he’s built a team of some of the industry’s most knowledgeable foodservice professionals to support our teams and clients. There’s not much Chris doesn’t know about foodservice.
Candice Van Antwerp
Head of People
Candy is a true hospitality professional with many years’ experience in the restaurant industry. She has a strong understanding of operations which allows her to manage the overall HR function in an empathetic way.
Tim Axe
Managing Director
Tim is passionate about understanding client objectives and culture thus aligning our expertise. He ensures we move forwards with the right teams in place to meet our commercial and cultural objectives.
Amy Bowden
Business Development Manager
Amy is integral in identifying culturally aligned businesses where our foodservice can make a difference.
Ben Wilson
Operations Director
Ben is an experienced operator, with a keen eye for detail and a strong financial understanding of the niche complexities of mobilising and operating foodservice outlets.
Danielle Mitchell
Marketing Director
Danielle is passionate about customer engagement and understanding how food for people at work is much more than just eating. An experienced catering professional with over 10 years of interpreting client aspirations for feeding their people.
Mark Wetherall
Commercial Director
Mark helps our clients navigate the complexities of the industry while achieving their commercial objectives. Mark is responsible for our supply chain, ensuring we only work with the best suppliers who align with our values.
Bee Purdy-Aragon
Operations Director
Bee has strong operational experience at running commercial foodservice operations. She has strong retail experience and understands the power of working as a team.
Robbie Laidlaw
Business Development Director
Robbie is critical in understanding clients’ core objectives, cultures and commercial goals from day one. He maintains close contact with clients to ensure we are delivering the objectives of our tenders.
Katherine McKenna
Training & Operations Manager
Katherine is an all round live wire of ideas, innovation and support, always bringing energy to the table for her teams and clients.
Jason Ross
Chief Financial Officer
Experienced in mainstream hospitality, Jason excels at operational and financial management. He promotes accountability in his flat team structure and takes a hands-on approach to understand every aspect of the business.
Daniel Howes
Executive Chef
Dan has a rich background in Michelin level restaurants, hotels & events. He brings that experience together to lead our chef teams, ensuring consistency and quality is at the forefront of our food offer.
Jade Walker
Operations Manager
Jade has strong experience of managing chefs and managers at all levels, encouraging them to keep their food offers fresh and current.
Jacob Williemsen
Operations Director
Jacob is a true hospitality professional, with his core experience in high-end hospitality. He manages our production kitchens as well as having expertise in commerciality, retail and customer services.
Paul Etheridge
Operations Manager
There’s not much Paul doesn’t know about Genuine, one of the longest serving in the Ops team, Paul has worked hard to develop the Genuine offer outside of London and beyond.
Ben Gibson
Development Chef
Attention to detail is Ben’s game, training, great looking counters and mentoring our chefs to become the best they can be is where Ben’s strengths lie.
Przemek Piotrowicz
Head of Gen Experiences
An experienced operator, Przemek is not afraid of hard work. A master of pop-ups, street food set ups and logistics.
