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and managed all areas of the kitchen. He also holds a degree in teaching for the lifelong learning sector from the University of Warwick and has previously worked as a retail and kitchen skills trainer, experiences that are expected to translate into training and developing Flexeserve’s sales and culinary teams. “I’m thrilled to be
bringing my experience to the role of head of culinary at Flexeserve,” Felix said. “I was fi rst introduced to the team when I was creating YO! Sushi’s hot food-to-go concept. It was incredible to discover the scale of what can be achieved when supported by the world’s best hot-holding technology and expertise.”
Hatco
Hatco Corp. announced two new hires intended to bolster its marketing efforts and support for key accounts. Steve Bindl has joined the FEDA manufacturer member as its head of global marketing. In this position, he will direct the company’s efforts in market analysis and product research to enhance product and market development strategies. He has extensive experience in strategic market and product leadership, having
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held various roles at Harley- Davidson, Briggs & Stratton, ManpowerGroup and Cox Automotive.
“For 75 years, Hatco’s success has been anchored in having deep industry insight and truly understanding our customers’ needs,” Hatco President and CEO Lorne Deacon said. “Steve brings tremendous expertise in key marketing and product disciplines that will further enhance our ability to leverage data and insights to deliver meaningful value to our customers.” Additionally, Josh Beale
was hired as Hatco’s new key accounts specialist. He will work with the company’s key accounts team and will be responsible for actively managing and supporting OEM customers, collaborating with them and Hatco’s engineering team to design and develop commercial foodservice equipment solutions that meet their needs. “We are really excited for Josh to join the team,” Director of Key Accounts Ryan Catarozoli said. “He has an amazing skillset that is really going to shine here at Hatco.” Beale brings a wealth of
results-focused outside sales
experience to the equipment manufacturer, having spent more than 11 years in various account management positions at Motion Industries, Park Place Technologies and Marking Service, Inc.
Parts Town
Jamie Head has joined Parts Town Unlimited’s leadership team as chief information offi cer. Parts Town Unlimited is the parent company of Parts Town, a distributor of OEM foodservice equipment parts. “We are really excited to have Jamie join us for this chapter of Parts Town Unlimited’s growth,” CEO Steve Snower said. “His experience understanding how technology and data can accelerate value for our customers, manufacturer partners, and team members will be a huge asset to our organization. We look forward to partnering with Jamie to aggressively pursue our vision to be the global leader in high-tech distribution of mission-critical replacement parts across several categories.”
Head brings more than 20 years of global experience in leading and partnering across various digital transformations to the FEDA business services
member. Most recently he served as the chief digital and technology offi cer for Ocean Spray Cranberries. Prior to that, he held senior technology leadership roles at both pharmaceutical companies GSK and Mars, Inc. “I am very excited to join Parts Town Unlimited and am looking forward to contributing to their continued focus on digital growth and innovation,” Head said. “The growth has been incredible over the years, but importantly the values-driven culture at Parts Town speaks volumes on who they are and how they operate. I am honored to join them and to be part of the journey.”
RATIONAL USA RATIONAL USA has hired Ryan Jacobson as sales director for the Mountain region.
Jacobson most recently worked as a local sales director for Sysco in Washington and before that was a sales manager for Rogge Co. At RATIONAL, he will report to Vice President of Street Sales Ryan Elsen. “As the sales director for our Mountain Region, Ryan Jacobson has already made an impressive impact since
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