Orchid Pub Company has merged its HR and training operations into one function, M&C Report has learnt.
Following the decision by Nina Marshall to step down as the group’s head of human resources, Tracy Read has been promoted to the position of head of people.
The company said: “Over the last eight years Tracy has been instrumental in shaping and delivering Orchid’s outstanding Training and Development strategy. Successful projects pioneered in Orchid include Steps to Excellence (40% of our managers are now Orchid grown), Steps to Success (45% of our Area Managers have been home grown), Apprenticeships (we now have over 250 and won 2 awards for our contribution in 2013), our Management Development Programmes (MDP) and of course the prestigious Investors in People Gold Accreditation.
“Every Batman (Tracy) needs a Robin. Step up Lucy Craig. Lucy is the training face of Orchid and embodies everything great about our company – passion, drive, commitment, all delivered with a smile. Lucy has delivered all the above alongside Tracy and now steps up to become senior development & recruitment manager.”
Marshall said: “I’d like to thank all the people who work hard in our pubs, to the managers that provide the best hospitality, to the whole of the Orchid office for being wonderful colleagues, to the best HR team ever for their support and to [commercial director] Simon Dodd for being a great boss. And finally, a huge thank-you to [chief executive] Rufus Hall for creating this incredible company with brilliant pubs, and most importantly, amazing people.”
