Bespoke blended service provider, Bennett Hay, accreditors of the Investors in People standard, has recently appointed Richard Blyth and Chris Marsland to join their senior management team.
Blyth first had a taste for working in the hospitality industry through his time at Grosvenor House, Park Lane, where he held several positions managing high profile events. He then went on to work at Google as group manager for Restaurant Associates and later to run their multi-site contract with Prudential. His impressive experience in some of the world’s top luxury hotels and iconic venues means that he is well suited to lead service teams to provide exceptional guest experience.
Marsland has similarly spent time at prestigious UK organisations including the British Museum. He has held multiple roles in operations, business development and consultancy for key businesses in the hospitality industry including Vacherin, Sodexo Prestige and Tricon and thus has an extensive array of relevant experiences.
Both Blyth and Marsland will play a big part in the growth and continual expansion of Bennett Hay. Combined, their respective highly successful backgrounds and richly diverse talents will mean they can drive service excellence across Bennett Hay’s business including front of house, reception, workplace restaurants and cafes, hospitality, fine dining and blended services.
Marsland commented, “The Bennett Hay team are a very inclusive family business where all colleagues have the opportunity to share in our success. What I like about our business is that every site is truly bespoke and that comes down to the team who are delivering the services every day for our clients. It’s great to be part of something different, working for an growing innovative player in the market.”
Owner and Director Robin Hay commented, “The two new strategic appointments reflect Bennett Hay’s business growth and reinforce our ongoing commitment to delivering an exceptional service ethos”.
Blyth will be working closely with co-founder, Robin Hay, to continually shape and deliver excellent service experiences, whilst Marsland will focus on new business development and innovation, areas overseen by Anthony Bennett, the other co-founder of Bennett Hay.