Laura Tighe

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Business Director at Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare

Peacehaven, England, United Kingdom

Overview

An established leader with over 25 years in foodservice, Laura Tighe is the Business Director for White Oaks, Compass Groups senior living division. Specializing in healthcare and senior living, she has a strong track record of operational leadership, including a long tenure as Managing Director at Elior UK. She holds a qualification in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management.

Laura is passionate about creating meaningful experiences and connections within senior living communities. She actively participates in volunteering, spending quality time with residents through activities like planting seasonal herbs and decorating, believing that small, personal interactions make a big difference to wellbeing.

She recently led the launch of Catering Procurement Plus, an innovative service using smart technology to support in-house catering teams.

Personality Overview

Curious

Example Seeker

Assertive

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Topics They Care About

Senior Living Services
Her entire career focus is on enhancing the quality of life for residents through high-quality food, services, and meaningful experiences.
Catering Technology
Launched 'Catering Procurement Plus', a service that integrates digital technology to help teams manage menus, procurement, and compliance effectively.
Operational Excellence
States a passion for operational excellence and has a long history of managing large-scale catering operations and driving performance.

Media Appearances

Laura has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2025
Business Director at Compass Group UK & Ireland – Healthcare
7-2019 - 1-2025
Managing Director at Elior UK
10-2018 - 7-2019
INTERIM Director of Retail & Healthcare at Elior UK
10-2017 - 10-2018
Operations Director at Elior UK

Education

Laura has no verified education history

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Insights For Selling To Laura

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Persuade objectively how your product will help them achieve their goals
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Don’t try to rush them into a decision, provide all necessary information first
  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Laura is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Laura

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Laura move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Laura take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Laura

Personality Compatibility


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