The Leadership Team
Angela Byrne,
Founder & CEO, The Ginger Group
Angela is the founder, energy, and spice behind Ginger’s success. It is her inclusive approach to client relations that leads our whole mantra. Before founding Ginger, her success was built around creating long-term relationships with clients. They were able to trust her because of her deep understanding of their businesses, and her ability to accurately and swiftly fill vacancies.
Having started to move into emerging markets and specialising in rapidly building highly skilled teams, she decided to focus on this area of business to differentiate Ginger from her competitors. She understood that she could not do this alone and that she could only deliver her dream by working to build, retain and lead a great team that embodies the values that she instills throughout The Ginger Group.
Tim Byrne,
Chairman, The Ginger Group
“Recruitment is one of the riskiest tasks that managers undertake, mistakes are transparent to the whole organisation and cost time and money and worse, often a loss of impetus when dealing with projects. It is therefore imperative to reduce risk and get it right”.
In recent years, Tim has led a number of start-up businesses from conception to exit in emerging markets. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has held senior positions in many businesses including Group CFO and CEO in FTSE companies.
The recurring theme over 35 years in business has been building companies through rapid growth. Tim’s experience within recruitment originates from running and building businesses, bringing a client’s perspective to Ginger’s recruitment for hospitality.
Krystina Aitken,
Head of Finance
Krystina is our Head of Finance at Ginger Hospitality, heading up the accounts team and managing the day to day running of the department, the financial reporting for the business and managing the company payroll for all of our temporary staff. With an extensive background of over 16 years, specifically within the recruitment sector, she possesses a deep understanding of the industry.
Alongside the financial side of her role, she is also responsible for the company’s compliance; ensuring we are all in line with up-to-date legislation, along side implementation of new systems and processes.
Josh McCrerie,
Key Accounts & Systems Manager
As a Key Accounts Manager & Systems Manager at Ginger Hospitality, Josh works with high-end clients, supporting businesses and professionals to achieve their goals. He also develops AI and cutting-edge technologies to streamline recruitment processes and ensure Ginger Hospitality stay ahead of the curve.
Before entering the world of recruitment, Josh honed his skills working in hospitality, managing pubs, and serving as a bar manager in a fine dining restaurant. This hands-on experience gave him a unique insight into the industry’s demands, enabling him to understand the needs of both candidates and clients on a deeper level.
Hannah Taylor,
Assistant General Manager
As an Assistant General Manager at Ginger Hospitality, Hannah brings industry insights and leadership skills to the recruitment sector, where she is dedicated to connecting exceptional talent with outstanding opportunities.
With a career spanning over a decade in top-tier hospitality management, she has honed a unique blend of operational expertise, team leadership, and a deep understanding of the intricate demands of the industry. Hannah’s journey has taken her from Michelin-guided establishments in the UK to prestigious venues across Australia.
Paul Carlton,
Talent Manager
With years of experience in Hospitality, I now support Hotels, Restaurants, Bars and Event venues across the UK.
Phie Marston,
Design & Creative Executive
As the Design & Creative Executive at Ginger Hospitality, I bring a unique blend of creativity, strategy, and passion to everything I do.
Millie Ashworth,
Sales and Marketing Apprentice
As a Sales and Marketing Apprentice at Ginger Hospitality, I thrive at the intersection of creativity, strategy, and connection.
Ginger DNA
With a client and candidate driven focus and by putting them first, we develop an understanding of both parties’ wants, needs, motivations, and goals.
The Ginger Way requires confidence, inquisitiveness and a commitment to react quickly and adapt to change to enable integration within our client’s teams.
We instil the ethos that every member of the team is as important as the next, we rely and depend on each other. We embrace each individual by supporting and encouraging them to work with confidence and to deliver the professional service we guarantee our clients.
At Ginger, we operate outside of our capacity and push ourselves to be better, so that we can be the best that we can be with the full support of our team.
Our Values
We achieve our mission by acting with integrity as ‘One Team’. We are differentiated because we believe in building long-term partnerships with our clients. We create sustainable relationships with both clients and candidates enabling us to deliver a lower cost, lower risk service with the highest possible standards.
Sustainability
We strive to build long-term sustainable partnerships; we invest time working on future plans and immersing ourselves in understanding every aspect of our client’s business.
Team
Every member is valued, each individual brings a different but equally important skillset adding their own twist and spice to the team.
Integrity
We do not mislead, we build trust and share honest feedback to ensure that we build long-term open relationships with our clients, candidates and colleagues.
Client Testimonials
Just a quick one to praise two agency chefs from Ginger. Rob and Liam smashed it out of the park during one of the busiest Sundays. The food looked good and we had no complaints. Agency chefs don’t get a lot of credit these days, but they have been a credit to Ginger today.
Thank you to the team at Ginger for supporting us with some relief cover for our front of House Team. They matched the brief perfectly in finding Danielle and she has been an excellent addition to the team. The Members love her and she has been a credit to Ginger Hospitality.
Joe was an absolute credit to the Team at Ginger. He brought a great support to the brigade and jumped straight into service. Ran the pass on a super busy service. We would definitely have him back!
From the initial contact, to the support and follow up, Ginger Hospitality has been a truly professional and I would not hesitate in recommending the Ginger Hospitality team. They are on the top of my list for agencies to call when looking for new team members.
I would like to take the opportunity to communicate how appreciative we are of Ginger’s support in recruiting staff for Bovey Castle. These are difficult times for recruitment, and we, like most of the hospitality sector, are suffering shortages of skilled staff. Ginger Hospitality has been very proactive, interviewing and providing us with quality staff, while dealing with some difficult situations with extreme professionalism and efficiency. I would like to thank the team at Ginger for all their support, they have been a real asset to us and deserve the credit.
Ginger Hospitality has supported us with some management recruitment recently. The team listened to the brief and managed to select a good shortlist which resulted in a job offer. I would have no hesitation in recommending Ginger Hospitality to support on any recruitment.
I have known the Ginger Hospitality Team for quite some time now, their passion for the industry helps them to have an understanding as to exactly what type of chef I was looking for and within a day the team had found him, Michael has been with me for 2 weeks so far and I could not be happier with how he has helped my team progress. I cannot thank the team at Ginger Hospitality enough, I will always pick up the phone to them should I ever need that little bit of cover that is vital to our industry.
“Ginger Hospitality was recommended to us as having excellent contacts in the hospitality and fine dining industry with a particularly strong network in the Ribble Valley. As we needed to recruit for a relatively specific role with a strong focus on wine knowledge, tapping into this network of industry professionals was vital for us. They quickly agreed to meet onsite, helped us craft the terms which would attract the right candidates and started work immediately to get the role filled. We received regular updates on progress and throughout the whole process the professionalism and high standard of work were apparent. Within a fortnight we had a suitable candidate interviewed, recruited and in the role. Excellent service.”
Candidate Testimonials
Ginger found me a role that was the perfect fit within the hospitality industry, they understood my personal view of the role I wanted and within 2 weeks, they made it happen. I am very pleased with my new position and couldn’t be happier.
A big Thanks to Ginger. They helped me to secure my Permanent Head Chef role through what was originally meant to be temporary cover. Ginger was very clear and transparent throughout all steps of the process. All parties involved in the negotiations were happy with the agreed outcome!
I have been working for Ginger Hospitality for a few months and it has been the best thing I have done. The rates of pay are great, so far I have worked at two venues and they have both been great. For the last two months I have not been out of work and even my family and friends have noticed a change in me for the good.
Ginger Hospitality is by far the best agency I have ever worked with. Everyone I have met and worked with who have come through the agency have been very professional, hardworking and very welcoming. They have placed me in a beautiful location and done absolutely everything possible to ensure that my stay here has been enjoyable. I love the company I’m working with and the team that works amongst this company.
The Team have been on hand every step of the way through my process of getting down here and are always there for regular support if ever needed. I’m paid a fantastic rate of pay by the company and I can see myself being a member of this team for a long time to come.
Thank you Ginger, it has been pleasure being employed by you.
I moved to agency work this year after working as a Commis to Demi to CDP, Snr CDP, Jnr Sous and more recently a Sous Chef in multiple establishments, full time, up and down the country for 8 years or so. I found the move into agency really smooth as it involves travelling and working at different establishments locally and nationwide based on personal preference. I get to do the work I love only with better pay, paid weekly and I get to see how different places work as well as meet many chefs and connections along the way! Ginger Hospitality are really friendly and easy to deal with too, as well as being accommodating to the type of work you are after.
I have had the wonderful pleasure of being part of the Ginger Hospitality FOH relief team.
I was provided an excellent service, including follow ups and feedback on my progress throughout. Ginger’s clientele base is made up of excellent locations including five star boutique hotels, resort spas and fine dining restaurants, where I have had the unique experience of being part of the service staff with live in accommodation provided.
I am extremely happy to be part of this amazing agency; both now and in the future
I need to say a massive thank you to the team at Ginger. I was at a point in my career where I needed a change and have now ended up with a position at my dream company, Le Manoir. Any questions I had in the process were answered promptly and in a friendly manner, and all information was readily available ahead of interview and trial.
Honestly the best agency I’ve ever been involved with, will recommend to anyone serious about pursuing their next venture in hospitality!
Having worked in hospitality and leisure for over 30 years at all levels from KP to Global business expansion I have never encountered such a switched on, professional and personable business as Ginger Hospitality.
I have had nothing but pleasurable experiences whilst working with the Team and I whole heartedly endorse this amazing business and fully recommend Ginger to any serious hospitality professional looking for a change be it a full time or temporary role.
Thank you to the knowledgeable Team in providing me with bespoke employment opportunities.
I was advised to give Ginger a call from a friend who was in a similar situation as me. As a married man with a young family, it was important to me that the hours, location and pay was specific to my needs. The team at Ginger were more than happy to help, accommodating my needs and creating a work-life-balance once considered only a rumour in the catering world. Before I knew it, I was all set with a job to walk into which met all my requirements. The team at Ginger did all the negotiations and I had little paperwork to go through and sign, giving me a less stressful transition period in-between jobs. At this moment in time there are a lot of agencies out there who just want to get you in, get paid and worry about problems later down the line. I feel Ginger take a more professional approach getting the right chef in the right place. If you’re asking yourself why go down the route of using Ginger? The simple answer is it’s in their best interest to get the best for YOU!
Thank you so much! I thought it would be impossible to find a place that could match the amount of love and pride I have in food and hospitality. I take a lot of pride in where I work, so finding somewhere that resonated with me and offered suitable pay and benefits was important! Finding the right place, within a travel-able distance, when I can’t drive would have been immensely difficult on my own and heavily time consuming. Ginger has been in contact for the past month and has helped with the process of applying, doing trial shifts and explaining every part with tips and advice, it was honestly a breeze. Going with an agency was effortless, especially as Ginger went through the process step by step for my trial shift, transport and any additional details to make it easier. I can happily say I have a career in a very highly regarded restaurant, where the food and service are beyond expectations! Thank you so much Ginger! You listened and found me the perfect role, of which I probably would never have found, especially in such a short period of time!
