Fergal first came to London in 1996 after graduating from the Galway Hotel School in Ireland. He worked within Forte Hotels at restaurant supervisor level for several years before joining O'Neill's Bars at management level in 1998. Fergal joined J. Sheekey in 2001 and then moved to The Wolseley's opening team in 2003 as a Head Waiter. Having worked his way up to Restaurant Operations Manager, he opened The Delaunay as Assistant General Manager in 2011 and was appointed General Manager there in January 2013. In December 2018, Fergal returned to Piccadilly in the role of General Manager.

Michelle commenced her career in 2005 with Gordon Ramsay Restaurants in the Private Dining and Events sector, working her way up to the Private Dining Manager for the group. She joined C&K in 2011 under this remit and created the Private Dining department for the group. Once established, Michelle looked for a new challenge within the company and being interested in a more customer facing role, Michelle moved to The Wolseley as a Floor Manager. In spring 2014, she moved to Fischer's as the opening Restaurant Manager and was promoted to General Manager there in June 2015. In December 2018, Michelle assumed the role of General Manager at The Delaunay.

Michael's first foray into hospitality was as a Bartender whilst at University. He then moved into management and had his first step up as a supervisor at the Sanderson Hotel in 2006. He stayed with Morgans Hotel Group for 3 years, working at both the Sanderson and St Martins Lane during his time with them. Following this, Michael moved to the Haymarket Hotel until 2011 when he worked briefly in a private members club before joining Corbin & King as Brasserie Zédel's Bar Manager in 2013. Soon Michael became a Floor Manager before taking on the Assistant General Manager's role in 2017. He left the fold briefly to move to Xu in September 2018, returning in the spring of 2019 as General Manager of Colbert and moving to Brasserie Zédel in the same role of December that year.

Benoit first joined Colbert as a Senior Waiter in February 2017, before being promoted to Head Waiter in August 2018 and again to Floor Manager in July 2020. Excelling at every challenge that's come his way, Benoit's rapid rise through the ranks was cemented this year as he took on the role of General Manager in July 2022.

With a background in events production, promotions and marketing, Mark first joined Corbin & King back in 2011 as a Senior Waiter at The Wolseley, before rising through the ranks to become Floor Manager at Colbert in 2013 and subsequently at Brasserie Zédel in 2014.

In 2015 he rejoined The Wolseley as Restaurant Manager, overseeing day-to-day operations which could see up to 450 covers per shift. After a few years away - including his own restaurant Fayre Share in Hackney - Mark returned to the fold in 2020, this time as Assistant General Manager of Fischer's, before assuming the role of General Manager in October 2021.

Mark tells us what he loves most about hospitality is the people: "The staff, the customers, the people I meet outside of work who I can introduce to the restaurant. It's not about just the food or the drinks it's about the whole package. That's what hospitality truly is, to me anyway."

Daniel started his career in hospitality at Rogano in Glasgow where he worked as both a chef and waiter, before moving to London in 1990 for a two-year spell at L'Escargot. Following a break to go travelling, he returned to Rogano and then to 78 St Vincent. He relocated to London to join Le Caprice as a Chef de Rang before moving to Daphne's. He joined The Wolseley for its opening in 2003 and worked his way up to Restaurant Operations Manager in 2011. Daniel was appointed General Manager at Colbert in October 2012 and returned to The Wolseley as General Manager in May 2015. In April 2019 Dan moved to to open Soutine in St John's Wood as General Manager.

Upon leaving school, Erin began her career in hospitality working at the 5-star hotel One Devonshire Gardens in Glasgow. She soon fell in love with restaurants and everything F&B-related and started working as a waiter. She rose through the ranks to become Restaurant Manager working with Michelin-trained chefs in the 2-Rosette restaurant. Keen to develop further, she moved to the Hotel du Vin in Newcastle as Deputy General Manager, working in all departments before moving to London in 2015 for The Mantas Collection. She started working for The Wolseley Hospitality Group at Colbert in September 2017 and assumed the role of General Manager at Fischer's in December 2018. In 2022, Erin moved into training as Head of Management Talent Development, before recently moving to Bellanger as General Manager.