KIRK GOSS
STEFAN STURMER BRENDA ALBRIGHT
experience in corporate and fi nancial turnarounds, merger and acquisition transactions including target identifi cation, due diligence and integration activities, divestiture leadership, complex fi nancial deal structuring, and revenue growth strategies. She has successfully navigated companies through fi nancial crises and corporate changes, including reorganizations and mergers and acquisitions. “Tracy is the perfect person to guide our leadership team to ensure we meet our ambitious business goals in 2023 and beyond,” said Jeff Schwager, chairman of the board. “Her vast knowledge base, passion to move the company forward, and dedication to creating a positive and inclusive workforce makes her the ideal choice for this role. Announcing Perlick’s fi rst female president and CEO on International Women’s Day is an honor for me.” In her new role, Pearson will focus on growing the company’s commercial and residential bar equipment, refrigeration, beverage dispensing and entertainment product lines.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works T&S Brass and Bronze Works, a manufacturer specializing in plumbing products, hired Stefan Sturmer as sales manager for Central/Eastern Europe.
In this role, Sturmer will support existing customers, pursue new customers and develop close relationships with partners throughout Central/Eastern Europe. He will work with T&S Brass’ European company, Klarco, and help extend T&S and Klarco’s presence in the region.
“Stefan brings a wealth of experience in the B2B foodservice and HoReCa (hotel, restaurants, catering) industry to his new role with T&S,” said Nikolai Hinzer, sales manager for Europe. “His expertise will be an asset to our team and to our customers, and we’re excited to bring him on board.” Sturmer previously
worked with Pefra as a sales representative in North Rhine-Westphalia and was responsible for German sales of U.S.-produced kitchen technology. His experience in the hotel and restaurant
industry spans more than a decade.
“After three years in the
area of kitchen planning at the company Chefsculinar, I’m happy to be working for a manufacturer again,” Sturmer said.
TriMark TriMark announced the addition of three new members to its category management team. Brenda Albright, Adrienne Natale and Mark Doles will join the team led by Senior Vice President of Category Management Scott MacKaben. Brenda Albright will take
on the role of director of category management for disposables at the end of March. The promotion comes after a year of working as the dealer’s director of regional procurement in the north region. Albright brings over 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry to the position, having previously worked as the category manager of beverage, dairy and disposables at US Foods. She will be responsible for maintaining relationships with divisional and regional sales teams while meeting category strategy needs.
56 FEDA News & Views Adrienne Natale will
start her role as director of category management for smallwares and tabletops in early April. With more than 20 years of experience in vendor relationship management and category sales forecasting, Natale will assist in delivering creative category and vendor programs while helping the sales team provide expert solutions to customers. Before joining TriMark, Natale worked as a category manager for Topco Indirect Spend Solutions. Finally, Mark Doles was appointed as senior category manager. Doles brings extensive experience in industry-specifi c sales and category management, including 27 years at US Foods, where he most recently served as the category operations manager in the Metro D.C. area.
Vulcan Vulcan, part of ITW Food Equipment Group, announced the addition of Alex Piñero as project manager – custom and heavy-duty products. The hire will help fi ll out
Vulcan’s new design team, which is led by industry veteran Dan Montgomery, director of consultant and design services. As the newest member of the
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MARK DOLES
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