People On The Move

Bruce Hodge, president of General Parts Group since 1998, is retiring at the end of September and will be succeeded by Gary Schermann, a 21-year company veteran currently serving as its v.p.-operations. Hodge, a veteran of more than 50 years in the industry, oversaw the Bloomington, Minn., firm’s growth to include refrigeration and HVAC equipment; its expansion to 29 locations; and the opening of its GP-PartsDirect division.

Grindmaster-Cecilware has elevated Kenny Stratton to the role of V.P.-National Accounts. Stratton has been with the Louisville, Ky., maker of beverage and cooking equipment since 2013, most recently as a national account director; he’d previously served as the company’s central U.S. area sales director. Prior to joining Grindmaster-Cecilware, Stratton was director of business development at Franke Coffee Systems and before that, a district sales manager for Bunn. Grindmaster-Cecilware, owned by Electrolux, sells products under the Grindmaster, Cecilware, Crathco, and American Metal Ware brands.

Tony Cabrera has been hired as Cres Cor’s Western Regional Sales Manager. Cabrera joined the industry a decade ago as store manager of Orange County Restaurant Equipment and worked in the K-12 market at Chef’s Toys and FSW. He’s spent the last eight years with Ignite Food Service Solutions as a territory manager and K-12 director. Cabrera succeeds Kevin Huffman, who is retiring from Cres Cor.

Trevor Stretch, who joined Frontline International as a shop and service manager in 2006 and was promoted to plant manager in ’10, is the Cuyahoga, Ohio, company’s new Director of Operations. In his new role, he oversees day-to-day operations, including supervising manufacturing and purchasing and managing production. Stretch also will prepare each department for integration with plant expansions scheduled in the spring.