Theo van der Lugt joins LSG Sky Chefs as new VP Sales & Services in United Kingdom

 

London – LSG Sky Chefs announced today that Theo van der Lugt will join the company as Vice President Sales & Services for the UK Region in November 2007. His appointment marks the completion of LSG Sky Chefs’ UK management team.

Theo has nearly 30 years experience in airline-sector companies including a wide range of operational, sales and customer services roles throughout the in-flight service industry. He joins LSG Sky Chefs from in-flight logistics specialists Pourshins in London, where he was Director of Sales, and brings equally valuable experience from onboard service equipment manufacturer deSter NV, based in Belgium, and Alpha Flight Services in the UK. Theo holds a BA degree from the University of Toronto, Canada.

Dale Easdon, LSG Sky Chefs Chief Operating Officer for the UK, said: "We are very happy to be able to fill this crucial position with such an experienced person. During his career, Theo has established very good commercial and service relations in both the aviation and in-flight catering industries, which can be very beneficial in the future for our company."

LSG Sky Chefs is the world’s largest provider of in-flight services. These include airline cater-ing, in-flight equipment and logistics as well as the management of onboard service and in-flight retail. The group is also the industry leading expert in managing the complete in-flight service supply chain for several airlines. LSG Sky Chefs partners with 270 airlines worldwide and operates some 190 customer service centres in 47 countries.

In the United Kingdom LSG Sky Chefs provides an entire range of in-flight services including supplying more than 22.5 million meals each year to over 103,000 flights from locations that include London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham and East Midlands.