Ian Leigh
Managing Director @Thai Leisure Group
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WORK HISTORY
Managing Director @Thai Leisure Group
Working within a talented, very hard working and deeply passionate team to make our two exciting brands (Chaophraya and Thaikhun) amongst the most successful in the restaurant sector and our company, one of the very best employers in the land. See also the \'About\' section above.
EDUCATION
University of Plymouth
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical & Electronic Engineering
The University of Sheffield
MSc, Control Systems
Ulm University
Dip Ing, Electrical Engineering
SKILLS
ABOUT IAN LEIGH
I started out as an engineer. I turned into a management consultant. I started a consultancy that improved the performance of a wide range of organisations in lots of different sectors. I specialised the consultancy into the organisational development of top-level professional sports teams, mostly football and rugby. I met some truly amazing people along the way. Today, I am honoured and privileged to be in my role at Thai Leisure Group (TLG). Somewhere, I never really expected to be and somewhere now, I would never not want to be. Over 20 years (I have been through much of the journey) we have built two strong restaurant brands. One strives to remain the UK’s number one premium Thai dining experience. The other to remain the UK’s coolest and most authentic Thai street-food brand. The two brands make us resilient in an ever-changing and often pretty challenging environment.We work incredibly hard to make our vision for both brands, and in turn our group, a reality.We have amazing teams led by superb managers across the country and we have an awesome central support team that is more motivated to achieve success for each of our sites than you could ever imagine.The result is a deeply passionate, highly energetic workforce that puts everything into everyday to deliver a memorable experience for each and every customer. Every customer must leave our restaurant delighted and set on returning to us. That is our goal every day. Our workforce is bound together across all our functions and responsibilities by our core values : Ow Jai Sai (to care from the heart); Samakee (team work); Ha Dao (every detail); and Sanook (one life, have fun). These values are enshrined through our LOVE candles in each site and through the words and deeds of every manager across the organisation.In my role, I am in the thick of it every single day (24/7 364 - Christmas Day off) and I absolutely love every minute. Our restaurants :Chaophraya LeedsChaophraya GlasgowChaophraya EdinburghChaophraya BirminghamChaophraya AberdeenChaophraya Newcastle Thaikhun ManchesterThaikhun AberdeenThaikhun OxfordThaikhun CambridgeThaikhun Glasgow Silverburn Thaikhun MetroCentreThaikhun Bath Thaikhun SouthamptonThaikhun Trafford CentreThaikhun Meadowhall SheffieldFollow me behind the scenes and see our values in action on my Insta @the.restaurant.man - you’ll see all sorts! And reach out if you’ve got what we value so dearly - an inquisitive mind, boundless energy, huge passion, great teamwork and big ambition! Because special people make special brands!
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