The McBaile Team
Along with the core McBaile team below we also work with many fantastic chefs, kitchen porters, delivery and wait staff and an accounts team that we couldn’t succeed without.
Rod McCormick - Operations and Head Chef
Rod is our main man when it comes to designing menus, running the kitchen and overseeing handfuls of chefs, commis chefs, kitchen porters and delivery drivers as well as dealing with our fantastic suppliers to bring you the freshest and in our opinion, tastiest food around.
His ethos is to use the freshest of produce, sourced free range, organic and local where possible and treat it with the upmost respect and attention to detail to give you the very best service and value for your money.
Born in New Zealand, Rod pursued his childhood dream of becoming a professional chef. From the age of 16 he began his training, gaining early experience in some of the country's top restaurants and hotels before immigrating to the UK in 2003.
With a love of travel and passion for good food, he has toured Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim and gained extensive experience from hotels and restaurants, to yachts, luxury ski chalets and large private homes catering to VIP’s and Celebrities and now uses his vast experience to provide McBaile with fantastic, fresh and contemporary food which our clients love.
Laura Bailes - Events and Finance
Laura is quite possibly the lynchpin behind the whole operation, with dynamism and organizational skills second to none. Event and staff management, financial control and keeping everyone in line are all her areas of expertise. With Laura taking the reins of an event you can be assured it will run smoothly, on time and on budget.
Laura grew up in the North of England, within a family dedicated to property development and interior design. She began working in the hospitality industry from an early age, whilst studying and went on to achieve a BSc in Zoology and MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation, before working for several years in demanding wildlife film making including contracts with Aqua Vita films and the BBC and producing films for National Geographic and Channel 5.
A keen traveler and photographer, Laura still had a yearning to start her own business in hospitality and after meeting her partner Rod, they decided to join forces professionally and pooled their skills and resources to create a business which they are proud to call their own.
Robert Bailes - Sales and Marketing
What Robert doesn’t know about techie and marketing things isn’t worth knowing. With an enormous enthusiasm for life and sport (Rugby in particular), Rob is the driving force behind getting McBaile services and ideas to you, the client.
Our corporate clients in particular will most likely have had dealings with Rob as he is tireless in his efforts to spread the word about our great food and service.
Robert grew up in a competitive environment with a dream to be a professional rugby player. After several injuries Robert decided he needed to channel his energies and drive for success into something new.
Having graduated from Bristol University with a degree in Astrophysics he explored many areas of business including training as an International Trade Delegate and from there becoming an independent FOREX trader.
Working in Sydney for a time, he became the General Manager for a new concept gym in the heart of Sydney’s sports and athletics district. He was heavily involved in the design and build of the world’s most advanced high altitude room and trained some of Australia’s premier athletes.
On discovering that Rob was returning from Australia in the middle of this year, we jumped at the chance to bring him on board to help grow what we all believe is a fantastic offering to our clients.