A life long lover of food, wine and restaurants. Owner of the historic Market Restaurant in Manchester's Northern Quarter since 2008. Gary spent more than 20 years with British Telecom as a management trainer and Head of the BT Management College in Manchester. This was followed by a brief spell as Chief Executive of the Chamber of Commerce in Kent. Returning to Manchester in 2004 to develop and maintain relationships between the public sector and the top 100 private sector employers for Manchester Solutions. Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management, Fellow of the Academy of Food and Wine Service. He divides his time between the Restaurant and his coaching and consulting business.