Ben Kensell (former Chief Marketing Officer) - Feb 2025 all gone pearshaped at Hibs (P6)

Patricia Routledge?

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.

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.

The problem may be that they got too many fingers in the pies.

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 you

Bloody hell! How come?

Is he still sweating the asset?
Now, where's that other thread.

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 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️😂

TelMc32 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 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️😂

One way of sweating the assets 

KiwiValley said:

ForeverAddickted said:

TelMc32 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 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️😂

Think the Bournemouth owner is investing in an Auckland team as well - Who'll be joining the A-League in 2025

Correct. There are concerns about the creation of a second team in NZ. One is barely sustainable.

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?

https://x.com/ScotlandSky/status/1887836944450654242?t=KvUNr2i7F1SSKgQsb28vnA&s=19

ME14addick said:

CoveredEndAndy said:

He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he. 

I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at Charlton

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.

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. 

Airman Brown said:

ME14addick said:

CoveredEndAndy said:

He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he. 

I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at Charlton

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.

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. 

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.

Alwaysneil said:

Airman Brown said:

ME14addick said:

CoveredEndAndy said:

He was the guy that signed this shower of shit catering company wasn’t he. 

I believe the caterers now at Charlton, are different from the company that did the catering when Ben Kensell was at Charlton

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.

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. 

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.

I've met a few of them, as a marketing headhunter...

oohaahmortimer said:

Didn’t he get a bit jiggy with Katrien?

I have been told that would not be possible.