Toll Group

Supporting the smooth flow of global drinks logistics.

Vice President Vertical Sales, Liquid - UK

The Worshipful Company of Distillers

Committee Chair, Steward

ewan lacey.com

Working with people and teams to make life and business better.

Some clients also hired me for senior positions.

Clients include:
Goldman Sachs
HSBC Private Bank
Marble Bar
Jascots Wine Merchants
IWSC Group
Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
ProWein
Mirror Group
BBC London
Kavalan
Channel 4
Daily Telegraph
NRS Healthcare
YO!Sushi
Penfold’s
Armand de Brignac
LIDL Foodstores
PWC
Commodity Business Awards
GLG
Jamie Oliver Fabulous Feasts

Commitment 

Many individual founders, business owners and successful executives all the way up to the C-suite.

Founder

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics

As a Global Director – Beverage Logistics, I was responsible for:
Leding teams involved in both origin/destination of trade, while facilitating bilateral transactions and addressing client concerns related to prevailing logistical challenges in market, such as Brexit changes, pricing instability, and space availability; promoting to position of Global Director after providing interim support to business for a period of three years; overseeing strategic planning and managing relationships with key clients, such as Concha y Toro, The Co-Op, The Wine Society, Adnams, and Hallgarten; entrusting with task of driving strategic sales in global beverage logistics sector, while engaging with diverse portfolio of large international customers and renowned brands in the market/fostering collaborative relationships with key stakeholders.
My key highlights in this role include:
• Enhanced skillsets and increased capabilities by restructuring and reorganising of UK beverage team.
• Improved overall responsiveness to client requirements by introducing key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Achieved 20% improvement in productivity by consolidating team under one roof/fostering solid work environment.
• Reduced 30% cost of overhead expenses by merging two separate offices into single environment for UK business.

Global Director - Beverage Logistics

I served as Interim Operations Director – Beverage Logistics and was accountable for:
Providing direct leadership and oversight to beverage logistics teams across multiple countries, including UK, France, Spain, Italy, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia, Chile, and Argentina; cultivating strong relationships between global offices and clients to assure delivery of exceptional customer experiences.
My key successes during this role were:
• Drove impressive 25% increase in business unit turnover by achieving significant £50m growth from 2017 to 2021.
• Played pivotal role in development and coordination of highly profitable wine and spirit competition logistics business.
• Elevated EBITDA performance of UK business by transforming break-even state to achieving remarkable 17% revenue.
• Streamlined operations by merging two offices into a single location, delivering substantial cost savings of 30% on overhead expenses.
• Ensured continued competitiveness by redesigning product offerings for key routes, such as Italy-UK and Latin America-UK in response to price fluctuations.
• Exceeded £50M sales revenues/turnover by completing profit/loss (P&L) business leadership, assuming responsibility for strategic sales, business development, and day-to-day supervision of ten global offices.
• Realised £220k profit by demonstrating exceptional performance and achieving 25% increase in revenue across global competitions including Decanter, International Wine Challenge, and International Wine/Spirit Competition.

Interim Operations Director - Beverage Logistics

IWSC Group Ltd

I performed as Managing Director, and my responsibilities include:
Managing day-to-day business operations, including coordinating the customer journey, maintaining quality performance, overseeing technical and assessment procedures, and collaborating with diverse team of industry experts; overseeing team of six direct reports and administered total headcount of 22 FTEs.
My signature achievements were the following:
• Achieved a significant revenue increase of 35% from 2013 to 2017.
• Enhanced EBITDA performance from 17% to 27% by demonstrating substantial improvement in financial results.
• Developed and executed business strategies for the group companies by aligning with ambitious growth objectives.

Managing Director

During my tenure as Interim General Manager, I have finalized multiple tasks related to:
Holding full accountability for diverse portfolio of group companies, including International Wine and Spirit Competition; Strategically formulating and implemented business plans for the group companies, while effectively managing high turnover; leading and directing portfolio of over 16 consumer/trade events at prominent venues such as The Oval, The Carlton Club, Truman Brewery, and The Guildhall.
The following were my key contributions:
• Orchestrated end-to-end project lifecycle management and delivery by encompassing project planning, scope definition, budgeting, and risk management.
• Demonstrated comprehensive business leadership by assuming responsibility for all aspects of P&L, driving strategic direction, vision, and continued growth of organisation.
• Ensued exceptional client experiences and provide internal employees with ample opportunities for professional development by fostering engagement throughout organisation.

Interim General Manager

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Director, Business Consultant, Ewanlacey.com
Operations Manager, Wine of the Times
General Manager, Café Med, Notting Hill
Operations Manager, YO! Sushi
Property Manager, Lidl Foodstores Gmbh
Steward of The Worshipful Company of Distillers & Chair of Marketing Committee
Part of the ‘Distillers One of One Team, Distillers
Drinks Expert, James Martin Saturday Morning & Channel 4 Television
Drinks Industry Commentator, Channel 5 Sky News
Drinks Writer, Sunday Mirror; Daily Telegraph, Women & Home
Regular Guest & Contributor, BBC Radio

Additional Experience

With 20+ years of experience in the drinks industry I am still excited by chasing inefficiency out and bringing sustainability and good sense in.

Ewan Lacey

FIND Talent Group

Director of Operations

Cleaner Products Limited

Order to delivery.....
Very proud to be a Trusted Partner of Cleaner Products....
At Cleaner Products we manufacture and supply our own range of quality chemicals. Our growing list of clients in the hospitality sector love the quality, service and value – because there's no middleman. 



Call me to find out more or contact directly on 01689 861984 - well worth your call...

Trusted Partner

Hospitality Consultant (Self employed) John Davey Consultancy

Clients include: 
The Lanesborough - Celeste Restaurant   1* Michelin
The Greenhouse 1* Michelin                           
Palace of Westminster	
Galvin La Chapelle			
Hakkasan
My Cafe Bahrain 
Rhubarb Restaurants London
Valentina Fine Foods
Crown & Garter Inkpen Berkshire
Nikita Malibu - owned by Larry Ellison
Boisdale Group
The Ledbury 
Neilson Holidays 
Marriott Renaissance - St Pancras
Marriott County Hall - Gillray'
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal (Mandarin Oriental)
Momentum Services Ltd for Eurostar Business 					
The Zetter Hotel – Bistrot Bruno Loubet
The Irish Tourist Board
Tom Aikens
Paradise by Way of Kensal Green

Director

Forge Hospitality Group

John Davey Consultancy are pleased to inform you that we have now joined forces with The Forge Hospitality Group, previously SALT Hospitality was founded  in 2013 and JDC  was approached to come on board to strengthen their business and presence in the market.

Attached is some information regarding SALT and how we work, please also take the time to visit our website to gain a better understanding of who we are
http://fhg.london/

For any recruitment related queries please contact us moving forward on the following contact details:

John Davey – john@fhg.london

Associate

Morton’s, Mayfair, London

General Manager

Ceconni’s Restaurant Mayfair London

Filled Ceconni's every day; ensured great customer care from the best front of house team in a fun and professional manner.

Che - St. James's

Manager

The Lanesborough Hotel - Hyde Park Corner, London

Restaurant Manager

The Square Restaurant, St. James’s (original location)

The Lanesborough Hotel

John’s career in hospitality, spanning over 25 years, can be summarised by one word: Passion; passion for people, for building relationships, for perfection. John’s passion has led him to successes he once would never have imagined. He has managed hospitality in some of the finest two and three Michelin star restaurants in France, Switzerland and London, the most prestigious 5 star hotels in Zurich, London, and Lausanne and in the most exclusive private members clubs in London. Not surprisingly, John’s warm and genuine nature, his ability to connect with people from all levels of society and his profound understanding of hospitality has achieved vastly improved performance in each business.

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