EANS-Adhoc: gategroup Appoints Goeke Group SVP & President, North America
20.12.2011 – 07:04
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.12.2011 ZURICH, Dec. 20, 2011 -- gategroup, the world's leading independent provider of onboard products and services for passengers, has appointed Doug Goeke as Group Senior Vice President and President of its North America region. Goeke, 46, has been serving as President and Managing Director for Gate Gourmet Canada since November 2010 and has been instrumental in successfully leading the integration of the acquisition of Cara Airline Solutions. In his new role effective Jan. 1, 2012, Goeke will continue to have oversight of Canada as well as direct responsibility for all of the Gate Gourmet's U.S. operations. He continues to report to gategroup Chief Executive Officer Andrew Gibson and becomes a member of the gategroup Executive Management Board, also on Jan. 1. Goeke joined gategroup as the Chief Financial Officer for Gate Gourmet's North America region in 2003. Previously, he held progressively responsible financial positions with The Lincoln Electric Company and earlier worked with the international accounting firm Arthur Andersen LLP. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University and a Master's in Finance from the London Business School, and is a CPA. Further inquiry note: Christina Ulosevich, Corporate Communications, +1-703-964-2357, culosevich@gategroup.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: gategroup Holding AG Balz-Zimmermannstrasse 7 CH-8302 Kloten phone: +41 43 812 54 96 FAX: +41 43 812 91 19 mail: invest@gategroup.com WWW: http://www.gategroupmember.com/ sector: Consumer Goods ISIN: CH0100185955 indexes: stockmarkets: Hauptsegment: SIX Swiss Exchange language: English