Mars Air Systems Boosts Leadership With VP Sales Appointment

Mars Air Systems has appointed Julie Konowitz, its longtime v.p.-customer satisfaction, to the role of V.P. -Food Service Sales and Corporate Marketing.

“We recognized the opportunity to put a strong leader into a role that ensures we stay highly ensures we stay highly customer-centric and provide the support that keeps us a leading provider for this sector,” said Steve Rosol, president of the Gardena, Calif., air-curtain maker. “She has had a front-line role listening to and connecting with the Mars end users, reps and dealers,” he continued, “and she’ll make sure we deliver what they need.”

Before joining Mars in 2008, Konowitz held leadership positions with Colgate Palmolive. In her new post, she will focus on strengthening the efforts of Mars’s reps while also developing relationships with national foodservice catalogs and chain accounts. She will also lead support efforts for ancillary markets where the company’s products address environmental challenges for building interiors such as dust and debris, and temperature control.