Hoshizaki Taps Leader For Top Job

Christopher Leader has been named president of Hoshizaki America. Leader joined the Peachtree City, Ga.-based manufacturer in January 2010; he had been serving as COO. Leader also was appointed president of Hoshizaki USA Holdings Inc., the parent company of Hoshizaki America and Lancer Corp., a beverage dispenser maker headquartered in San Antonio. Hoshizaki USA Holdings is a subsidiary of Hoshizaki Electric, headquartered in Nagoya, Japan.