Charlton House appoints sixth board member

7th May 2009, 2:18pm

Alison Gilbert, director of human resources for Charlton House, has been invited to join its Board of Directors with immediate effect.

Gilbert joins the other members Robyn Jones, Tim Jones, Trevor Jones, Alison Tyler, and Caroline Fry on the board.

Gilbert, who joined Charlton House one year ago, started her career in catering management and moved into HR fifteen years ago, working primarily for high profile companies within the hospitality sector. 

Commenting on the appointment, Tim Jones, chairman and co-founder of Charlton House said: "Alison's strong HR experience at the coal face of the hospitality sector, as well as her professionalism and people management skills underline our existing focus on the well-being and development of our people. She brings a fresh and balanced facet to the Board.

"It is now more important than ever during this current economic backdrop to acknowledge the important role which HR plays within an organisation – and particularly a service one such as ours - in terms of recruiting, retaining and developing a well-motivated, passionate team to ensure a satisfied client base." 

Gilbert commented on her appointment: "They say that HR should be at the elbow of every Chairman and Chief Executive in order to have true impact; my appointment to the executive further endorses the value that Tim and Robyn Jones, the co-founders of Charlton House, place on their people, whom they see as their greatest asset."

Annual turnover for Charlton House now standards at over £80m and the company employs 2,000 people nationwide. Clients include The Law Society, BUPA, the RIBA and Network Rail.

Related Articles:

• 30 Aug 2011 - Charlton House retains five year deal with National Assembly for Wales
• 05 Jul 2011 - Charlton House wins catering contract with Gatwick Airport
• 27 Jun 2011 - Charlton House caterers introduce rapeseed oil in its restaurants
• 28 Feb 2011 - Charlton House secures contract with London brewer Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C
• 16 Nov 2009 - Charlton House wins Oxfordshire University contract
• 19 Oct 2009 - Charlton House wins contract with Avery Weigh-Tronix
• 19 Oct 2009 - Charlton House wins contract with Avery Weigh-Tronix
• 24 Sep 2009 - Overall sales rise by 8% across Charlton House restaurants
• 07 Sep 2009 - Charlton House gains £11m worth of business
• 08 Jul 2009 - Charlton House retains CAA contract for a further four years
• 15 Jun 2009 - Charlton House launches bag for life scheme
• 29 May 2009 - Charlton House wins contract with Ladbrokes

Click here to submit a comment!

Have your say!

To comment on this article, simply enter your name and email and send us your views. Please note that your comment will appear publicly below this article once it has been processed. For enquiries please email info@costsectorcatering.co.uk.