Gareth has over 20 years’ experience in the retail and distribution industry, working for a number of UK, blue-chip companies. From humble beginnings collecting trollies for a large supermarket chain while still at school, his career progressed through a number of operational roles before transferring his skills into the field of supply chain.

Gareth is also a qualified Internal Auditor which allows him to bring a structured, independent and objective approach to business - identifying inefficiencies and developing strategies to address them.

At Monty’s Bakehouse, Gareth is a member of the Executive Leadership Team, whose remit is to ensure that the business remains focused on its strategic aims, he also heads up the Supply Chain Department. His supply chain responsibilities include the design and development of our manufacturing and delivery networks, through to overseeing the efficient running of the supply chain operation.

Originally a northerner (we don’t hold it against him) born and bred in Oldham near Manchester, Gareth relocated to the south coast in 2013, where he now lives with his wife and three children.

What Bridget doesn’t know about airline and inflight catering, really isn’t worth knowing. If you asked her she would tell you exactly how many years she’s worked in the industry, but modesty forbids us to say here.

Her pedigree speaks for itself. At Gate Group she was the Global Account Director for British Airways and before that the Director of Sales and Service for Air Canada. Prior to Gate Group, Bridget worked at LSG Sky Chefs and Virgin Atlantic. At Monty’s, Bridget is the Head of Business Development and is a member of the Executive Leadership Team, with responsibility for supporting Matt with the strategic leadership and management of the business. As Head of Business Development, she is responsible for the retention and growth of existing clients, whilst securing new accounts globally.

When she isn’t at work, she likes to spend time at home on the south coast, either gardening, cycling along the promenade or on the beach with her three greyhounds.

Phil – affectionately known as Shakey – our Head of Culinary Innovation has some awesome culinary credentials, including stints with Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver. He is most proud of his time working for Jean-Christophe Novelli in his Michelin star restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel - Hyde Park Corner.

Phil travelled across the world as a chef on the inaugural cruise of the Oriana, P&O’s luxury cruise liner and cooked for John Howard the then Australian Prime Minister on its arrival in Sydney. On his return he set up a restaurant with his family in West Yorkshire before deciding to move into product development. He excelled at this too, achieving Head of Food roles at Bakkavor and Kerry Foods.

Phil developed product ranges for Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Waitrose and worked with Levi Roots, Vicky Bhogal and Ching-He Huang the food writer. At Monty’s, Phil is the Head of Culinary Innovation, accountable for leading the company’s culinary vision; and inspiring and guiding our Development Chefs, Business Development Team and clients alike. Phil works alongside our Executive Leadership Team and our marketing professionals to develop ground-breaking, innovative products and packaging concepts. Phil enjoys investigating global food trends and undertaking ‘food safaris’ to inform his creativity - which is why most of us think he has the best job in the business.

At home all the family are foodies, with his 2 young daughters already competent in the kitchen - clearly inheriting their culinary genes from their parents.

David oversees the financial and management accounting function on behalf of the company, which includes all financial forecasting, planning and reporting.

He works across the business to protect and enhance Monty’s financial performance and ensures that the company’s professional and statutory financial obligations are met. David is responsible for making sure that our payroll happens on time and expenses get paid, so is clearly the most popular person in the business!

Innovation, quality and service are not just the focus of our culinary teams. Just like all other aspects of the Monty’s Bakehouse operation, the Finance Team are constantly looking for ways to improve how we do things and are currently scoping and planning a complex project to upgrade the company’s ERP system.

David fills his spare time with activities which couldn’t be further removed from his day job – golf, skiing and as a self-confessed petrol head, touring England and mainland Europe on his Suzuki Bandit.

Matt is an out and out foodie who loves to be in the kitchen cooking. He has the perfect combination of experience for his role at Monty’s: as a chef at Michelin star standard kitchens in restaurants and hotels; and prior to Monty’s 14 years’ product development and production management with a food manufacturer.

As Product Development Manager he heads up the Product Development team with Development Chefs and a Process Technologist. Again, collaborating with other teams across the business is fundamental to successful working at Monty’s. His team is responsible for fulfilling client briefs from concept development through to product launch.

Matt was key in setting up our partner bakery in Abu Dhabi from equipment sourcing, commissioning, setting up process controls, QCPs and waste control processes.

To let off steam Matt plays football on Saturdays in the Sussex county league – he is also a Tottenham supporter but the less said about that the better….. The rest of the time he likes to be with his young family, if possible out walking or eating out somewhere new.

Judy joined Monty’s as the company’s first standalone HR Manager to develop, manage and implement all aspects of people management. She is responsible for delivering the people proposition including HR strategy, recruitment & selection, onboarding, career progression, employee engagement, learning & development and compensation & benefits. Judy has a strong operational management background having developed her career through financial services organisations, securing a role as Head of Complaints at Barclays Mortgages, prior to a short career break to have children. During this time, she got into CV Writing and Interview and Career Coaching, before moving into a formal HR role. At Monty’s Judy’s responsibilities have broadened to include GDPR and now Ethics & Compliance as part of the integration with SATS. When she isn’t at work Judy spends time running around after her 2 teenage children, plus letting off steam at spin and combat classes at the local sports centre, socialising and watching her beloved Southampton FC. She also enjoys walking, gardening and card making which is how her more creative side gets a look in.

Craig has worked in senior procurement and supply chain management positions for over 15 years, for both SME and large, multi-national FMCG organisations including Sainsbury’s, Coty and Leading-Edge Labels. With a strong commercial background, Craig enjoys analysing problems and negotiating with internal and external parties to resolve complex issues. At Monty’s Bakehouse he develops and maintains a network of suppliers and leads the company’s outsourced manufacturing and supply chain processes, to ensure they are optimised in terms of efficiency, cost and security. The day to day supply chain and logistics function he is responsible for includes the planning and production of food products and associated packaging; stock management; road, sea and air freight; and associated export administration.

Outside of work Craig loves spending time with his family, going on holiday and especially enjoys their annual skiing trip. He also coaches his son’s football team, rides a bike, goes to the gym and plays golf whenever he can.