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NEW APPOINTMENTS IN CATERING INDUSTRY

CAPITOL CATERERS RE-STRUCTURES EXECUTIVE FOR FUTURE

GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY

Melanie Wester, Group Marketing and King to the position of group the women on our staff. The manager, responsible for opening this responsibility further allows
Sales Manager CEO and Laura Morton to joint appointment of Laura Morton the new catering unit at Oatlands me to embrace opportunity
managing director. Laura will be is testament to my belief of Care Centre in Howick. Laura’s optimistically, to recognise and
responsible for the Capitol Select collaboration in the work place, dedication, attention to culinary reward our most valued asset,
ith an innovative Division of the company. empowering our staff and detail and managing the our staff and, importantly, lead
five-year strategic acknowledging their valuable demands of industrial catering my team by example,” said
Wplan on hand, Following the announcement, contribution to the company.” were recognised early in her Laura.
Group Chairman, Giles King Merrill expressed her career. She rapidly progressed
announced on 1 March 2020 sentiments. “I am inspired “In my former capacity as to the positions of project Together with fellow managing
the appointments of Merrill and humbled every day by joint managing director, my manager at Treverton College, director, Russell Nzimande,
professional success was largely KwaZulu-Natal area manager industry can be assured that
due to the support of the women and operations manager; the Capitol Caterers is strongly
at Capitol Caterers. Laura’s latter position which she held for positioned to roll out their
dynamic management style the past four years. strategy for growth, to seize
and strong inter-personal skills opportunities and build on their
are valuable attributes to the Laura’s humility is evident reputation as market leaders in
family ethos of Capitol Caterers. when asked of her vision as the industrial catering sectors
I could not be prouder of her joint managing director. “Quite the company service. 
appointment,” she added. simply, I want to give people
the opportunity to grow, as I
Laura qualified as a have. We have the right team T: +27(0)33 394 0310
professional chef in 1995 and at Capitol Caterers and the E: admin@capitolcaterers.co.za
W: www.capitolcaterers.co.za
proceeded to work at the Royal potential for growth. We are
Hotel in Durban, the Mount client focussed and have an
Nelson Hotel in Cape Town, operational formula that works.
followed by a period overseas in Our clients see value in the
various restaurants. catering services we provide,
and we have solid partnerships
She joined Capitol Caterers
Laura Morton (managing director – Capitol Select Division) and Merrill King on 1 January 2012 as catering with both our long serving and
(group CEO, Capitol Caterers) new clients. At the age of 43,

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

Nikita Pillay, DRG your top potential, customise customised) job profile. Details trend of a group of candidates customised job profile) as well as
Outsourcing, Head: HR competencies and operates as a regarding the fit to the different assessed on the 4 axes in the how a group of candidates who
& Compliance guide during their professional competencies required for success PDA and gives an average energy work closely with the candidate
development. in this job role are provided as balance reading for the group. rate his/her proficiency in these
T he PDA productivity and organisational well as overall percentage job fit. Details of the group spread in the competencies. A comparison
It also optimises individual
of self vs. the group trend is
four quadrants is also provided
Group Job Fit Report:
provided as well as giving
as well as the average range of
Assessment success by defining job positions. Provides percentage fit of behaviour modification occurring an indication of where the
It boosts motivation and create
(Personal spaces for continuous feedback various candidates to a pre- within the group. candidate may need further
Development with leaders. determined (either system Leadership Matching Report: development to be successful
in the job role on which the
Analysis), generated or customised) job
through Types of Reports profile. Fit to more than one job Provides details of two competencies are set.
a simple, profile can also be provided and candidates, one of whom
precise and PDA Report: A comprehensive average fit for each candidate to has been allocated into a MyPDACoach:
scientifically proven behavioural report detailing the group of job profiles used leadership role and the other An online tool that was
methodology, allows us to the candidate’s leadership, sales in the comparison is g.iven in in a subordinate position developed to complement and
describe and analyse the and communication styles. percentage format. and reporting into the strengthen coaching processes
behavioural profile of individuals This report provides detailed Competency Report: managerial candidate. Details with the information obtained
and identify their main talents, descriptions of the candidate’s of the managerial candidate’s through the PDA Report.
abilities, motivations, strengths natural behaviour style as well Provides a percentage match leadership and communication MyPDACoach allows coaches
and areas of opportunity. as behaviour modification of a candidate (based on his/ style are provided as well as the to accompany their coachees
in work and other contexts. her natural behavioural style) environmental factors needed to during their skills-development
The PDA Assessment does Natural competency style and to a set of system generated or keep the subordinate candidate processes. MyPDACoach consists
not qualify behavioural profiles fit to generic competencies are customised competencies. The engaged and motivated. The of five steps that are simple and
as “good or bad”; it describes provided in this report as well. system contains generic, agile and natural behaviours of both intuitive for both the coach and
the evaluated individual’s Detailed information regarding entrepreneur competencies. candidates on the four axes the Coachee. 
behavioural characteristics. strengths and possible areas of assessed in the PDA are
development (strengths that Group Competency Report: compared and how this style
It also allows us to evaluate the become overused) is given as Provides a percentage match of will manifest in the behaviour Nikita Pillay
behavioural and competency well as information regarding a group of candidates (based on of the managerial candidate is Nikita@drg.co.za
requirements of a job thereby environment factors that are his/her natural behavioural style) indicated in the report. T: +27 (0)31 767 0625
ensuring you select and develop required to keep the candidate to a set of system generated or W: www.drg.co.za
the right people into the right engaged and motivated. customised competencies. The PDA 360° Feedback:
positions. system contains generic, agile and
Job Fit Report: entrepreneur competencies. Provides details of how a
The PDA speeds up recruitment candidate rates him/herself
processes, optimises candidate Provides details of the on a set of pre-determined
search times and finds the candidate’s fit to a pre-determined Group Trends Report: competencies based on a job
ideal talent. It helps meet (either system generated or Provides the average behavioural profile (system generated or

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