About Us

Ben is a hotel specialist with a career spanning international brands and private holdings, going back more than twenty years. As Head of Leisure, Ben is responsible for all of our turnaround projects, as well as liaising closely with various private clients on advisory matters such as acquisitions, openings, operational rationalisation and development investment. Prior to heading up the operational activities of Licensed Solutions, Ben held senior and executive positions for a number of recognised brands and has worked extensively throughout the UK and the US.

Steve has worked in the leisure industry for his entire career and having gained experience in practical management and senior strategic roles, he is well placed to develop practical solutions to maximise commercial opportunities. Project development has been a cornerstone of Steve’s career and he thrives on managing customer expectations and delivering expected solutions. Steve’s career has spanned the broad spectrum of the leisure industry with previous executive roles in national bar and restaurant operators.

Costa joined Licensed Solutions three years ago after a successful period with Marriott Hotels International, and previously as a senior hospitality executive within a five-star cruise line. Costa coordinates the rapid deployment of our teams throughout the UK and specialises in hotel and restaurant turnaround.

Tom brings a wealth of food knowledge to our team and draws upon over twenty years of industry experience in the development of food concepts and supply efficiency. After serving as Sous Chef in a Michelin starred fine dining gastro operation, Tom progressed his career with various Head / Executive Chef roles and ultimately, as an in-flight chef to the Saudi Royal Family. For the last ten years, Tom has worked within Licensed Solutions to bring his unique experience to hundreds of turnaround projects and manages our relationships with a host of key suppliers and purchasing vehicles, ensuring our clients benefit from continuity of supply at competitive price points.

Stephen has over fifty years of experience in the hospitality and leisure industry in a career which has spanned both operational and advisory consulting aspects. Throughout Stephen’s ten years’ involvement with Licensed Solutions he has consulted on an extensive volume of assignments, supervising the trading of single unit and multi-site group operations. Stephen also sits as a Non-Executive Director of Sir Richard Sutton Limited, the owner and operator of The Athanaeum and the Sheraton Grand Park Lane hotels in London.

Simon’s pedigree as a chartered accountant and operational turnaround specialist stretches back more than thirty years, and he has held executive appointments with a number of top tier insolvency practitioners, as well as most recently as COO of Zenith Hygiene PLC, the UK’s largest distributor of cleaning and hygiene products. Simon works with the team to provide concise and reliable financial analysis and turnaround strategy input on his areas of expertise, including hotels, pubs, bars and restaurants, from an individual, owner-managed basis, up to large PLC’s.