Grace Harding

Chief Executive Officer, Ocean Basket

Grace Harding is Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Basket.

Ocean Basket is a seafood restaurant franchise founded in Pretoria in 1995 by brothers Peter and George Lazarides, and it now trades in 16 countries. Harding took over leadership from co-founder Peter Lazarides, known as Fats, after joining in 2012.

In the job

  1. Harding said Ocean Basket would open 11 restaurants outside South Africa during 2015, including in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Malta. Source

  2. Harding said the group was developing a new, non-casual-dining seafood format to launch in Cyprus first and then in South Africa. Source

Career before

  1. 1991-1998Marketing, The Sales House and Edgars brands
  2. Founder, employee engagement consultancy
  3. 2012Joined Ocean Basket at the invitation of co-founder Peter Lazarides

Education

Studied personnel management part time at Wits Technikon

Sources

  1. businesstech.co.za
  2. businesstech.co.za
  3. dailyinvestor.com
  4. news24.com

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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