MEET THE TEAM
Leslie Kwarteng
Managing Director
A determined and motivated individual with over 12 years experience in restaurant, hotel, resort, cocktail bar lounge and night club operations in the UK and abroad. Leslie worked his way up from a commis waiter to Senior General Manager and is experienced in single and multi-site operations, venue design, openings and renovations, project management, budgeting and forecasting, quality management systems (QMS), recruitment and training.
Harry H-Benjamin
Director
A professional in every sense with extensive experience in business development & marketing. Over the past two and a half decades Harry has developed a broad, extensive and relevant network of key people in the public and private sectors, leaders and government officials in Ghana and across the West African sub region. He has the ability to negotiate, liaise and maintain communication with regulatory authorities. He continues to render market entry support services, allowing companies to develop market presence in Ghana and across the West African sub region.
Marigold Mingle
Management Consultant
Marigold is regarded as a focused and experienced Hotelier with vast experience in general hotel operations at top management level and holds a track record in hotel setups in the four and five-star categories.
She has extensive experience in Hospitality, with certification from internationally recognised universities in the USA and France.
With over two decades of professional experience in the hospitality industry, Marigold Mingle boasts of several outstanding achievements to her credit including the development of a Standard Operations procedure for Golden Beach Hotels Group and Ridge Royal Hotels.
Marigold holds an International Executive MBA in Hotel and Hospitality Management from France. She also serves as the Executive Director of the Chosen Women Ministry, Ghana.
Lorenzo Minini
Development Chef
A creative and skilled professional with passion and drive for high quality culinary standards with 12+ years’ experience in the hospitality industry. Lorenzo has held the position of Head Chef at one of the best restaurants in London alongside the most creative chef patron in the world (Dabiz Muñoz) over the past 3 years.
He creates new concepts by adapting culinary traditions to new techniques and flavours around the world aiming to develop a unique concept and exclusive menu.
Federico Pasian
Head Of Bars
A skilled and creative mixologist with over 10 years' experience in some of the most well-known bars across the globe. Federico led the team at Paradiso, Barcelona, listed 67 in the World’s Best Bars in 2017 and prior to that was Head Bartender at The Mandarin Oriental 5* Hotel, Barcelona. After arriving in London, Federico was instrumental in the creative concepts behind new cocktail menus at Mayfair haunt Quaglino’s before embarking on his own project in Panama in 2020. Combined with his enthusiasm to deliver the highest quality cocktails and best customer service he will ensure your menus stand out from the competition.
Andras Katona
Development Chef
A passionate chef with over 15 years of experience in Hungary and London’s most prestigious restaurants and hotels including The Savoy, Corinthia, Galvin at Windows and Gordon Ramsay to name a few. As a development chef, attention to detail, high standards and creativity are most important to Andras.