Maud Lindsay-Gamrat’s recipe for success
When Maud Lindsay-Gamrat talks about food, she does not speak merely of meals — she speaks of systems, safety, dignity and opportunity.
As Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Catering and Logistics Limited, she leads what has become Ghana’s foremost indigenous hospitality and logistics company.
Today, Atlantic employs more than 600 people, holds three ISO certifications and serves high-profile clients in the oil and gas, mining and aviation sectors.
The company ranks 20th on the Ghana Club 100 and made history as the first Ghanaian catering firm to join the UN Global Compact.
From 35,000 feet to ground level impact
Before launching Atlantic in 2014, Mrs Lindsay-Gamrat spent 15 years in senior management at a multinational inflight catering company.
There, she mastered the discipline of delivering consistent quality thousands of feet above ground, in an environment where one lapse in food safety could ground aircraft and damage global reputations.
Those years shaped her philosophy: excellence is not accidental — it is engineered.
When she identified a service gap in Ghana’s extractive industries, she saw more than a business opportunity.
She saw a chance to build a world-class Ghanaian company capable of operating in high-stakes, remote and industrial environments.
What started as a modest start-up has grown into a fully integrated hospitality and logistics provider, delivering offshore and onshore contract catering, remote site services, facility management and event management.
From Accra to Takoradi to Ahafo, Atlantic supports operations where reliability is not optional.
Feeding industries, empowering communities
For Mrs Lindsay-Gamrat, success is not measured only in contracts won or certifications earned. It is also measured in lives impacted.
Through the Clean Bites initiative under the Atlantic Cares Foundation, she has trained more than 1,300 street food vendors in safe food handling and sanitation.
The programme reflects her belief that food safety should not be a luxury reserved for corporate clients.
Atlantic also sources ingredients directly from smallholder farmers across Ghana, injecting millions of cedis annually into rural economies.
In doing so, the company strengthens local supply chains while ensuring quality control from farm to plate.
Lifting as she climbs
At the heart of Mrs Lindsay-Gamrat’s leadership philosophy is people development — particularly for women.
Within Atlantic, women employees receive targeted training in emotional intelligence and leadership development, equipping them not just with technical skills but with confidence and voice.
“I believe in lifting as I climb,” she says — a mantra that has quietly shaped the company’s culture.
Education and vision
Mrs Lindsay-Gamrat holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Professional Studies, Accra and a Global Executive MBA from China Europe International Business School.
Her ambition now stretches beyond Ghana. She envisions a Pan-African hospitality brand that showcases Africa’s diverse cuisines while meeting the rigorous standards of multinational corporations across the continent.
