Stephen Hickmore
Stephen is a hospitality professional from Johannesburg South Africa. His career started with THF hotels in the UK and subsequently with the Southern Sun Hotel group in Johannesburg' where he moved from F&B operations to Human Resources. Stephen’s first steps into entrepreneurship was Hickmore Recruitment / CareerMap, a leading supplier of Senior and Exec recruitment services. Stephen was a founder of Pple Hospitality (formerly HSC) the largest Hospitality Industry full-service outsourced staffing company in South Africa. In March 2020 Stephen became a director and co-owner of the Swiss Hotel School South Africa, which is now his full time endeavour and passion. Stephen also writes for a number of publications on food and hospitality industry matters, trends and opinions.
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Conversation: People, not positions: building teams for the future of hospitality09-Mar-2026Industry Hub