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Ben Kensell (former Chief Marketing Officer) - Feb 2025 all gone pearshaped at Hibs (P6)
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Patricia Routledge?0
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Chris Powell?
Yann Kermorgant?0 -
Control of the "superstore" was handed over to |Nike subsidiary when we signed up to Nike, so RD had no control over their opening hours or benefit from any cost savings.
The contract with Just Sports (Nike) states that the shop must adhere to the opening hours of the club.
Personally I think he had a very difficult job to do, and the Club shop and Catering were two things that I know he inherited the contracts on, which I know
The catering operation was ran by the club when he arrived, DNC were and are the caterers at Arsenal FC and are the caterers that were appointed to The Valley under Kensells tenure.0 -
Are we stuck with DNC on a long obligation? Anybody know.
Judging from a bit of a distance they appear to be absolute rubbish.0 -
The problem may be that they got too many fingers in the pies.seth plum said:Are we stuck with DNC on a long obligation? Anybody know.
Judging from a bit of a distance they appear to be absolute rubbish.0 -
Don't tell the vegetarians!guinnessaddick said:
The problem may be that they got too many fingers in the pies.seth plum said:Are we stuck with DNC on a long obligation? Anybody know.
Judging from a bit of a distance they appear to be absolute rubbish.3 -
Bloody hell! How come?Bubble said:If you work at Charlton but don't support Charlton we don't like you
If you work at Charlton and support Charlton we like you
If you used to work and Charlton and support Charlton we don't like you3 -
Now on BBC News,chief operating office of Norwich City.0
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Is he still sweating the asset?
Now, where's that other thread.1 -
Now left Norwich for new ventures.
No connection to them dumping their soft porn betting sponsor, I'm sure.5 - Sponsored links:
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Just on Sky Sports News talking about the Bournemouth owner’s investment in Hibs, where Kensell is CEO. Talking up the benefits of being part of a network of clubs. Wonder where he thought that was a good idea 🤔🤦🏻♂️😂0
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Think the Bournemouth owner is investing in an Auckland team as well - Who'll be joining the A-League in 2025TelMc32 said:Just on Sky Sports News talking about the Bournemouth owner’s investment in Hibs, where Kensell is CEO. Talking up the benefits of being part of a network of clubs. Wonder where he thought that was a good idea 🤔🤦🏻♂️😂0 -
Correct. There are concerns about the creation of a second team in NZ. One is barely sustainable.ForeverAddickted said:
Think the Bournemouth owner is investing in an Auckland team as well - Who'll be joining the A-League in 2025TelMc32 said:Just on Sky Sports News talking about the Bournemouth owner’s investment in Hibs, where Kensell is CEO. Talking up the benefits of being part of a network of clubs. Wonder where he thought that was a good idea 🤔🤦🏻♂️😂0 -
The costs/time/distance incurred for a team from NZ playing every single away match in Australia must be astronomical. Are they subsidised by some wealthy benefactor? Do the league chip in with the costs?KiwiValley said:
Correct. There are concerns about the creation of a second team in NZ. One is barely sustainable.ForeverAddickted said:
Think the Bournemouth owner is investing in an Auckland team as well - Who'll be joining the A-League in 2025TelMc32 said:Just on Sky Sports News talking about the Bournemouth owner’s investment in Hibs, where Kensell is CEO. Talking up the benefits of being part of a network of clubs. Wonder where he thought that was a good idea 🤔🤦🏻♂️😂
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I’m not Aware of any league given subsidy. Perth probably have a bigger travel bill to be honest0
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He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he.0
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Had to chuckle at this comment on that link,JohnnyH2 said:
"Kensell was a fanny and a complete fraud. No surprise he bailed before this news."
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I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at Charlton.CoveredEndAndy said:He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he.
My Dad and I used various hospitality suites and Ben was extremely helpful sorting out some of the problems we experienced, when there were changes in the offering from each of the suites.0 - Sponsored links:
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The caterers last changed in 2019 (long after Kensell). The firm was taken over, and the contract extended for five years (according to the PR at the time) in 2022.ME14addick said:
I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at CharltonCoveredEndAndy said:He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he.
Kensell was responsible for introducing the multi-tiered ticket pricing within individual stands which is the origin of the current cliff-edge pricing. He also announced that seats in the upper Covered End would in future be linked to lounge purchase, a plan which lasted, if I recall correctly, about two hours.
He does have a habit of leaving jobs abruptly.5 -
Met him a couple of times, complete twat.3
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So in summary, suffering from severe lack of competence issues but somehow still getting a gig despite then failing each time in new and innovative ways.Airman Brown said:
The caterers last changed in 2019 (long after Kensell). The firm was taken over, and the contract extended for five years (according to the PR at the time) in 2022.ME14addick said:
I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at CharltonCoveredEndAndy said:He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he.
Kensell was responsible for introducing the multi-tiered ticket pricing within individual stands which is the origin of the current cliff-edge pricing. He also announced that seats in the upper Covered End would in future be linked to lounge purchase, a plan which lasted, if I recall correctly, about two hours.
He does have a habit of leaving jobs abruptly.3 -
CEO material thenAlwaysneil said:
So in summary, suffering from severe lack of competence issues but somehow still getting a gig despite then failing each time in new and innovative ways.Airman Brown said:
The caterers last changed in 2019 (long after Kensell). The firm was taken over, and the contract extended for five years (according to the PR at the time) in 2022.ME14addick said:
I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at CharltonCoveredEndAndy said:He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he.
Kensell was responsible for introducing the multi-tiered ticket pricing within individual stands which is the origin of the current cliff-edge pricing. He also announced that seats in the upper Covered End would in future be linked to lounge purchase, a plan which lasted, if I recall correctly, about two hours.
He does have a habit of leaving jobs abruptly.4 -
I've met a few of them, as a marketing headhunter...Alwaysneil said:
So in summary, suffering from severe lack of competence issues but somehow still getting a gig despite then failing each time in new and innovative ways.Airman Brown said:
The caterers last changed in 2019 (long after Kensell). The firm was taken over, and the contract extended for five years (according to the PR at the time) in 2022.ME14addick said:
I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at CharltonCoveredEndAndy said:He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he.
Kensell was responsible for introducing the multi-tiered ticket pricing within individual stands which is the origin of the current cliff-edge pricing. He also announced that seats in the upper Covered End would in future be linked to lounge purchase, a plan which lasted, if I recall correctly, about two hours.
He does have a habit of leaving jobs abruptly.0 -
Yes, there were lots of changes to the hospitality packages when Ben was there. I complained to Ben about the changes and he was very helpful if putting in place a solution that worked for us. Ravi took over and worked very hard to make our match day experience as pleasurable as possible.Airman Brown said:
The caterers last changed in 2019 (long after Kensell). The firm was taken over, and the contract extended for five years (according to the PR at the time) in 2022.ME14addick said:
I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at CharltonCoveredEndAndy said:He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he.
Kensell was responsible for introducing the multi-tiered ticket pricing within individual stands which is the origin of the current cliff-edge pricing. He also announced that seats in the upper Covered End would in future be linked to lounge purchase, a plan which lasted, if I recall correctly, about two hours.
He does have a habit of leaving jobs abruptly.2 -
Didn’t he get a bit jiggy with Katrien?5
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Wasn't that @cabbles?oohaahmortimer said:Didn’t he get a bit jiggy with Katrien?12 -
oohaahmortimer said:Didn’t he get a bit jiggy with Katrien?
I have been told that would not be possible.
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Didn’t we have a whole season of Crossbars being almost entirely empty on matchdays because the club wanted people to pay a membership?4
