Gategroup NA appoints Chris Kinsella as Regional Chief Commercial Officer

Christopher Kinsella has been promoted to lead Gategroup’s commercial strategy for North America, the travel catering and in-flight retail company announced.

In his new role, which will take effect on June 1, Kinsella will be responsible for supporting all of gategroup North America’s airline customers and leading the sales and service teams.

He will work closely with Regional President Jens Kuhlen and Group Chief Commercial Officer Federico Germani to shape the commercial activities.

Kinsella began his career at gategourmet as a management trainee in June 2000 after enrolling in the Management Trainee Program (MTP) in Portland, Oregon, and advanced to the International MTP in 2001.

Since then, he has held several key leadership positions at Gate Gourmet, including General Manager of the San Diego catering operation, Director of Sales and Service, and Vice President of Sales and Service, where he managed strategic accounts for domestic commercial airlines.

In March 2016, he became Vice President, Sales and Service & Global Account Director at gategroup, where he was responsible for account management and building key strategic customer partnerships.

In October 2019, his responsibilities were expanded to include gateretail North America, with him assuming full responsibility for the major anchor account.

In a comment to TRBusiness, Jens Kuhlen, President of gategroup North America, said: “Chris Kinsella’s promotion to Regional Chief Commercial Officer for North America is a direct result of his exceptional leadership skills, strategic vision and deep understanding of our industry.

“The timing of this promotion is consistent with our strategic goals to streamline the North American leadership team and expand and enhance our service offerings in North America. We are confident that Chris will further advance our business strategy and strengthen our market presence in this important region.”

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