The Big Table Group
Melissa Davis is an experienced HR professional and recruitment specialist currently serving as an HR Business Partner at Las Iguanas since November 2023, while also holding a position as Head of Talent and Attraction at The Big Table Group since September 2020. Prior to this, Melissa spent several years at Las Iguanas in various roles, including Head of Attraction and Recruitment and Recruitment Manager, focusing on recruitment for front and back of house staff across the UK. Melissa's career extends back to Experis UK & Ireland as a Specialist Engineering Recruitment Consultant, where expertise spanned multiple engineering fields. Melissa began a recruitment career at Adecco UK as a Recruitment Consultant. Education includes a CIPD qualification obtained from The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and a Bachelor's degree in Criminology from the University of the West of England.
The Big Table Group
The Big Table is one of the leading independent restaurant companies in the UK. We operate some of the most recognisable and loved restaurant brands to be found anywhere in the eating-out market, such as Bella Italia, Café Rouge and Las Iguanas. We operate over 150 restaurant sites in a variety of locations including leisure parks, shopping centres and high streets. We are a national business, with restaurants located across the country, from Inverness to Plymouth, employing thousands of people and serving millions of meals each year. The group is owned by private equity firm Epiris, which is committed to supporting a strategy of creating exceptional dining experiences by investing in culture and people through an award-winning training and development programme.