Swiss confectioner Lindt & Sprüngli AG has appointed Mohammed Aldahabi to the new role of Lindt Sales Manager Travel Retail North America, as it seeks to strengthen its regional presence.

Based in Miami, Aldahabi will be responsible for overseeing Lindt’s travel retail business in North America and developing its premium presence across all Lindt related points of sale to maintain customer relationships.

Aldahabi, a Lindt employee since 2009, will report to Markus Suter, who is responsible for the Lindt travel retail business in the Americas.

GLOBAL ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT DIVISION

In addition to the appointment in North America, Nadia Gaille has been promoted to Head of Global Accounts, as Lindt builds a new global account management team to reinforce its global travel retail division.

In her new role, Gaille will head the European sales account team and co-ordinate regions for global key accounts.

Gaille has worked for Lindt since 2009 as Regional Sales and Marketing Manager Travel Retail Europe, during which time she has made ‘a significant contribution to the development of the Lindt travel retail business’, says the firm.