Date: 26th September 2018
FIVE MINUTES with David Harwood
In February David Harwood took on the role of Catering Manager following the retirement of Geoff Jameson.
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Q: Previous role? A: I was Group Manager for the Perse Schools in Cambridge for one year (2017), prior to that I was Catering Manager at Pembroke College for 12 years. Q: Earliest memory? A: Being unable to open my bedroom door when I was about 4; I was pushing not pulling! Q: What makes you happy? A: Warm sunny days with the wife and kids. Q: Likes? A: Liverpool FC, gym, cycling, cooking, reading, detailing my car. Q: Dislikes? A: Cold rainy mornings and clocks going back an hour. Q: Favourite food? A: Mexican. Q: Favourite song or band? A: Led Zeppelin, Over the hills and far away. Q: Favourite film? A: ‘Meet Joe Black.’ Q: Best holiday? A: Maldives for our honeymoon in 2000. Q: How would you spend your perfect day? A: On a river, chilling in the sun. Q: Greatest achievement? A: A happy marriage and beautiful, healthy children. |
Q: Funniest moment? A: Too many to remember, but walking into the wrong screen at the local cinema recently was quite funny; we caught the final 5 minutes of the movie we were planning on watching!
Q: How do you start your day? A: Kiss the wife, tease the two dogs, wake the kids, drink a coffee and take a shower! Q: Best thing about your job? A: Being creative, developing new concepts and making people happy. Q: What brought you to Downing? A: A cold-calling recruitment agency, several interviews and a bit of good luck. Q: What’s your vision for Downing catering? A: AV screens on walls, grab and go food in the Café, colourful new concepts for food, a healthy salad bar and happy customers. Q: Best thing about Downing? A: The people. Q: What would your superpower be? A: I would be able to clone myself and take the day off! Q: An interesting fact about you? A: I was born in High Wycombe, but grew up in Oregon and Tennessee, USA. |
