LEON’s ambition to become the world’s best place to work received a big boost this week as Tamara Griffin joined LEON as Director of People.
LEON Co-Founder and CEO John Vincent said, “When companies grow fast, culture can suffer. One of the things we think about in the shower is how to improve how we live at Leon as we grow. We knew we needed someone world-class to help us do that. Tamara is the one. We looked at all sorts of candidates in brilliant organisations of all shapes and sizes – and Tamara won the dance off. Can we be the best place in the world to work? We won’t stop until we are.”
Strong people culture
The naturally fast food chain has long been noted for its strong people culture. On Mondays John Vincent can be found working in the kitchens, making sure he understands what it means to be on the front line at LEON, and a Well Being Festival is held twice a year to look after the health and happiness of the people working at LEON.
Tamara, who has worked for fifteen years in the People field and recently headed up Learning & Development for Nando’s UK, joins LEON to further strengthen the culture as it gets ready to double in size over the next twelve months.
Tamara Griffin said: “That Leon puts the well-being of its people at the heart of everything it does is consistent with my own beliefs about life and business. To come on board at this pivotal stage of LEON’s growth is hugely exciting. We will be looking for brilliant people to join our family, and getting ready to welcome them to a place where they can develop, work hard and laugh a lot.”
LEON currently operates 25 sites in the UK, and will be opening the doors of 7 more restaurants in 2015, creating around 150 jobs.
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