General Profile

The Director of the Company is John Cousins, who has been providing independent consultancy services for over 15 years.  He has over 40 years' experience in the hospitality industry: in line management; training and development, and in further and higher education both as a lecturer and senior manager.  He holds a range of hospitality craft and management qualifications and also postgraduate business qualifications, which include a Henley MBA.

Professional Memberships

Fellow:

- Academy of Culinary Arts - Curnonski Chair (ACA)

- Institute of Hospitality (IOH)

- Academy of Food and Wine Service (AFWS)

- Institute of Consulting (IOC)

Member:

- Foodservice Consultants Society International - Professional Member (FCSI)

- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development - Chartered Member (CIPD)

- Wine and Spirit Education Trust Educator Programme - WSET Certified Educator (WSET)

- Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

- Guild of Food Writers (GFW)

- Association de la Jurade de Saint-Émilion  - prud’homme (Saint-Émilion)

Associate:

- The Restaurant Association of Great Britain (Lifetime Honorary) (RAGB)

- Institute of Wines and Spirits (IWS)