Gate Gourmet has named Herman Anbeek, an experienced airline catering executive, as Group Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing and Chief Commercial Officer, and member of the Executive Management Team. He began on June 1 and is based at the Zurich co-headquarters.

In his new role, Anbeek will head Gate Gourmet's global sales and marketing function, which serves more than 250 airline customers. His responsibilities also include leadership of the company's eGate Solutions inflight planning and management capabilities; the FiveOceans Inflight subsidiary of Hong Kong, which offers an integrated supply process for inflight articles; and Packattack and POTM, Netherlands-based partners specializing in designing and developing packaging concepts.

"With a restructuring and refinancing behind us, Gate Gourmet is focused on reinvigorating our relationships with customers. Herman Anbeek will be instrumental in this effort and we are extremely pleased to attract such a talented and high-caliber executive," said Guy Dubois, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, to whom Anbeek reports.

Anbeek comes to Gate Gourmet from LSG Sky Chefs where he was Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to that assignment, he served as Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales - Europe/Middle East/Africa.

Before joining LSG Sky Chefs in 2001, Anbeek worked for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for seven years in a variety of capacities, including management-level positions in Inflight Services and Catering Services. He also spent five years at Pfister, a Swiss-based furniture and home goods retailer, where he was responsible for the company's main division and sales organization.

Anbeek holds a master's degree in Business Engineering from the University of Technology, Enschede, the Netherlands, where he specialized in strategy, organization studies, logistics and mechanical engineering.