FEDA Educational Programs
Championing Leadership Development
New FEDA YIL Co-Chairs Alex Lu and Meghan Hurst share their leadership experiences and advise young professionals looking to make an impact.
F
ounded in 2018, FEDA Young Industry Leaders (YIL) seeks to identify and develop talented
individuals who are making key contributions and furthering the business goals of the association’s distributor and manufacturer members. The group engages young professionals through leadership development training and by providing opportunities for them to network with their peers and learn directly from top leaders within the foodservice equipment and supplies industry. The association recently welcomed two new FEDA YIL co-chairs, who
will help support these goals. A past FEDA YIL Steering Committee member, Alex Lu is the president of Restaurant Equipment Market, an Atlanta-based dealer that operates a 20,000-square-foot retail store and a 150,000-square-foot warehouse facility. Joining him as co-chair is Meghan Hurst, the vice president and general manager for Vulcan, an ITW Food Equipment Group company. The following Q&A covers Lu and
Hurst’s own leadership experiences and why they believe other young professionals can benefi t from being involved in FEDA YIL.
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