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Stoelting Foodservice to be fully integrated in Vollrath management organization
Sheboygan, Wis. – June 4, 2020 – The Vollrath Company, a leader in the foodservice equipment industry has appointed new leadership roles within the company. Brian Hedlund was named Vice President – Foodservice Equipment, Dennis Park Vice President – Foodservice Sales, Nancy Wagner Vice President of Customer Experience, and Aamer Mohammed Director of Engineering – Equipment.
Simultaneously, management of the Stoelting Foodservice division is transitioning under the Vollrath umbrella and this new leadership.
“We are proud to extend new responsibilities to this group of high-performing leaders,” said Paul Bartelt, Vollrath CEO and President. “I’m confident they will make a positive impact on Vollrath in their respective roles and move the streamlined organization forward on a significant growth trajectory.”
Brian Hedlund served most recently as Vice President – Serving Systems & Components. In this new expanded role – following the retirement of Rich Koehl, Vice President of Stoelting Foodservice, at the end of June – he will also oversee Stoelting Foodservice and take on the responsibility to develop and implement strategies to grow the frozen treat equipment product lines.
Dennis Park continues to oversee all foodservice sales, now including the expanded line of frozen treat equipment. Adding another complementary product category to the expansive portfolio helps Vollrath better serve its customers from one point of contact.
Nancy Wegner served most recently as Vice President of Supply Chain and in her new expanded role is responsible for the integration of the Vollrath Foodservice and Stoelting Foodservice customer service and technical support teams. She is tasked with combining best practices from the two service organizations to provide customers an excellent standardized service experience.
Aamer Mohammed most recently held the position of Director of Stoelting Engineering with the additional responsibility for managing the Industrial Cleaning division’s engineering team. He will now have overall engineering leadership for Vollrath Fabricated Equipment and Components, all Stoelting products and Vollrath Manufacturing Services integrated products. He will report directly to Pete Roever, Vice President of Product Engineering.
About The Vollrath Company
Founded in 1874 and headquartered in Sheboygan, Wis., The Vollrath Company, LLC, is a privately held global company and a leader in the commercial foodservice equipment and supplies industry. Proud to be one of the few American companies in the foodservice industry to manufacture primarily in the U.S., Vollrath focuses on quality engineering and manufacturing throughout its business divisions. These include Vollrath and Pujadas global foodservice equipment and supplies, Stoelting Foodservice, and Custom Specialty Products (Vollrath Manufacturing Services, Stoelting Cleaning Equipment, wholesale, and retail consumer). For more information, visit vollrathcompany.com.
About Vollrath Foodservice
Vollrath Foodservice, a division of The Vollrath Company, LLC, offers an expansive line of high-quality foodservice equipment – including smallwares and countertop equipment, along with serving systems and components. It manufactures industry-leading products at a single level of quality globally, backed by exceptional customer service and education at the Vollrath University training facility. For more details, visit vollrathfoodservice.com.
