Hospitality has been part of his life since starting work in kitchens at 14. He built ESB’s modern, digital approach on the foundations of his father’s respected environmental health consultancy.

Inspired by Derek Gardner, a veteran EHO and compliance expert with almost 40 years of frontline experience, Ben is focused on making safety simple and workable. He leads a team that combines practical consultancy, training, and technology to reduce paperwork, standardise standards across sites, and keep teams audit-ready.

With over seven years’ experience at ESB, Kelly plays a key role in leading client operations and supporting delivery teams across the business. She works closely with senior leadership to ensure clients receive a consistent, high-quality service.

With a background in hospitality management, Kelly brings a strong operational understanding of the pressures faced by operators. She has held roles across client support, finance, account management and operations, giving her a broad, end-to-end view of the business.

With over seven years’ experience at ESB, Kelly plays a key role in leading client operations and supporting delivery teams across the business. She works closely with senior leadership to ensure clients receive a consistent, high-quality service.

With a background in hospitality management, Kelly brings a strong operational understanding of the pressures faced by operators. She has held roles across client support, finance, account management and operations, giving her a broad, end-to-end view of the business.

With 25 years of experience in environmental health and safety consultancy, Kirstie joined ESB in 2011 following 11 years in local government, where she gained extensive experience in food and health & safety regulation and enforcement.

Kirstie is passionate about partnerships and supporting clients to achieve leading safety compliance in their sector.

Lee is a Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner with a career rooted in the catering and hospitality industry.

With hands-on experience across manufacturing, retail, catering, and fire risk compliance, Lee brings deep operational insight. At ESB, he supports a diverse client base — from high-end hotels to QSRs — through auditing, coaching, and training.

Jonathan has over 7 years of experience in food, fire and H&S compliance and digital solutions.

He is passionate about helping businesses improve standards and regularly shares insights on industry trends, best practices, and regulatory updates.

With an MSc in Environmental Health and experience in compliance and digital solutions, Vijay specialises in enhancing food safety and health & safety standards.

He is passionate about coaching businesses through digital solutions and empowering organisations with the tools they need to maintain high industry standards.

Barry began his career as an Environmental Health Officer in a Scottish local authority for nearly 10 years before moving into private consultancy.

He has supported a wide range of businesses and events in achieving strong food and health & safety practices — a passion he continues in his role at ESB.

With over 30 years of experience in Environmental Health, Carol holds a BSc in Environmental Health and an MSc in Food Safety and Control.

She has worked across local authorities and the private sector and is an experienced and enthusiastic trainer. Despite her extensive experience, she believes every day is still a chance to learn.

Ingrid has nearly 10 years of experience in health, safety and food safety, starting her career as an EHO student in local authority before moving into the private sector.

Her work includes auditing, incident support, policy development and client engagement. She enjoys building strong client relationships and helping maximise compliance.

Louise joined Navitas in 2021 after several years working in a care home. Her career in consultancy began in hospitality as a chef.

With a BSc in Environmental Health and 10 years of teaching experience, Louise brings strong coaching skills that help clients better understand and achieve compliance.

With over 10 years of experience managing food premises for a major retail brand, Agne has developed a strong passion for coaching teams and maintaining high safety standards.

She holds an MSc in Environmental Health and has spent the last five years auditing well-known brands, further strengthening her expertise in compliance.
Agne is dedicated to helping clients improve their standards through best practices, practical coaching, and ensuring adherence to company policies and legal requirements.

With over 10 years of experience managing food premises for a renowned food retail brand, I have developed a deep passion for coaching teams and maintaining rigorous food safety and health & safety standards.

My academic background includes an MSc in Environmental Health, and I have spent the last five years auditing well-known brands, further enhancing my expertise in ensuring compliance.

I am dedicated to supporting clients in improving their health and safety standards through best practices, coaching, and ensuring adherence to company policies and legal requirements.

Samantha is a Food Safety Consultant with Navitas Safety, leveraging her hospitality background and hands-on experience in front and back-of-house operations.

With a practical grasp of hospitality operations, she is dedicated to simplifying controls and helping businesses uphold top safety standards and compliance.

Suliman brings over ten years’ experience in the catering and hospitality sector, combining hands-on operational knowledge with a strong technical understanding of environmental health and safety requirements.

Before moving into consultancy, Suliman owned and operated both quick service restaurants and full-service dining establishments, giving him first-hand insight into the realities of running food businesses under commercial pressure. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health and has extensive knowledge of regulatory requirements and local authority enforcement expectations.