Come Sept. 1, Rob August will assume the presidency of Beverage-Air, an Ali Group company. August will succeed Filippo Berti, who is transitioning to the position of company chairman. Berti also will continue as president of Ali North America; he’ll be based in Beverage-Air’s Winston-Salem, N.C., headquarters.August joined the Ali Group in January 2007 as…
MOREMajor global change at McDonald’s has been unveiled; it isn’t new-store openings, but corporate transitions that are noteworthy. Doug Goare has been named president of McDonald’s Europe, effective Oct. 1. Goare, currently executive v.p.-McDonald’s Global Supply Chain and Real Estate Development, will succeed Steve Easterbrook. Easterbrook, an 18-year McDonald’s veteran, resigned to join the privately…
MOREScotsman Industries has announced Jose Nicho will join the organization as v.p.-sales and marketing for Latin America. Nicho, a 20-year veteran of the foodservice and beverage equipment industries, will oversee sales and business development of all Scotsman brands in Latin America. He will report to Kevin Fink, managing director-Americas, who stated, “We are very excited to…
MOREFMP-Franklin Machine Products has added J.C. Carletti to its sales and marketing team as a business development manager. Carletti had held a similar post for the last 10 years at San Jamar/Chef Revival. He will draw on more than two decades’ experience in the foodservice industry to work with key accounts in the chain, supermarket,…
MOREMaster-Bilt has appointed Steve Asay as national accounts manager-refrigeration. Asay joins the New Albany, Miss., manufacturer from Kairak/ITW, where he served as v.p.-sales and marketing. His primary goal with Master-Bilt will be driving market share increases in rack refrigeration and associated Master-Bilt products. “Steve’s experience in refrigeration, as well as consultant management, makes him a…
MOREIt’s back to school time, and not just for kids. Fall classes in the AutoQuotes 2011 Roadshow Training Sessions start in just two weeks. The schedule kicks off in Boston on Sept. 15, followed by St. Louis, Sept. 27; Houston, Oct. 13; Milwaukee, Oct. 25; and San Francisco, Nov. 1. More info, including topics, class…
MOREOur last Fortnightly noted the retirement of Nancy Culotta, NSF International’s v.p.-food safety product certification and consumer products. But we want to give a warm send-off as well to Joe Phillips, NSF’s general manager-food equipment program, who was involved with the organization for 32 years.
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