Gate Group
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| Aktiengesellschaft | |
| Traded as | SIX: GATE |
| Industry | Airline catering |
| Headquarters | Zurich Airport, Switzerland |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Andrew Gibson, CEO |
| Revenue | 2,7 Mrd. CHF |
Number of employees | 27`000 |
| Website | http://gategroupmember.com |
Gate Group is the parent company for 11 brands that provide services to the travel industry, including catering, hospitality, provisioning and logistics. Its head office is at Zurich Airport.[1]
Prominent services include flight catering, airport services and lounge operation. In 2009 gategroup won a contract to operate the SkyTeam alliance's lounge at London Heathrow Airport.[2] gategroup styles itself as the "leading independent global provider of products and services related to a passenger's onboard experience"[3] and offers its services via a portfolio of 11 brands.
History
Gategroup has its roots in Swissair catering, from which now-subsidiary Gate Gourmet emerged in 1992. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions gategroup has grown into a multibillion-dollar operation. Acquisitions include Aero-Chef, SAS Service Partner, VARIG Kitchens, British Airways Kitchens and Iber-Swiss.[4]
Company Information
gategroup is a multinational organization with operations on six continents. As of 2011 it has more than 27,000 employees working across 170 facilities in 35 countries. 2011 revenue was approximately 2.7 billion Swiss francs.[5]
In May 2009 gategroup was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under symbol GATE.[6]
In 2010 Gate Gourmet acquired Cara Airline Solutions, the catering business from Cara Operations thus controlling airline catering services in Canada.
Gategroup has 11 subsidiary brands:
deSter
eGate Solutions
Gate Aviation
Gate Gourmet
Gate Retail Onboard
GateSafe
Harmony
Performa
potmstudios
pourshins
Supplair
Leadership
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Xavier Rossinyol | Chief Executive Officer |
| Christoph Schmitz | Chief Financial Officer |
| Jann Fisch | Group SVP & President Europe & Africa |
| Herman Anbeek | Group SVP & President, Emerging Markets |
| Mike Hargett | Group SVP, Chief Technology Transformation Officer |
References
- ↑ "Contact Us." gategroup. Retrieved on 17 September 2011. "Global and European Headquarters Balsberg, P.O. Box QV CH-8058 Zurich-Airport Switzerland"
- ↑ "gategroup to Operate SkyTeam’s New Lounge at Heathrow". gaeatimes.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "gategroup - Serving People on the Move". gategroupmember.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "gategroup - Serving People on the Move". gategroupmember.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "gategroup realigns global businesses as margins hit by currency impact - TheMoodieReport.com". moodiereport.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ↑ "GATEGROUP HOLDING AG (GATE:SIX Swiss Exchange): CEO & Executives - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 22 March 2015.