Bastiaan van Asten is the Senior Vice President Commercial Food Service for Avolta NCE, bringing 30 years of F&B experience within the airport industry. Having first pursued jobs in hotels and various F&B brands, Bastiaan commenced his career with HMSHost (now Avolta) in operations at Schiphol Airport. After overseeing the operations within the terminal complex, Bastiaan turned his attention to growing the company beyond the boundaries of The Netherlands, establishing the first international locations in Sweden, Ireland, Denmark and the UK. Over the past decades, Bastiaan has been instrumental in expanding and professionalizing the company’s presence across 19 countries spanning from Finland to New Zealand. Today within Avolta’s Northern, Eastern and Central Europe region, he spearheads Business Development, Concept Creation, Franchise and Supply Partners, Social Responsibility as well as Quality Assurance and Food Development. Bastiaan is conscious in sustainable lifestyle choices and is committed to the transformation of the foodservice industry.