News | Industry Appointments
Evoca announces new HoReCa sales manager
Evoca has announced the appointment of Andrew Barrow to the role of HoReCa Sales Manager. He will replace industry veteran Stephen Parsons. Andrew brings with him 20 years of experience. He learned his
trade with South Coast company Concept Coffee Systems. “It was a small company, so it was hands on during every part
of the process. For six years, I was qualifying leads, making face- to-face sales; setting up leasing agreements, ordering machines; putting them in the back of the car and installing them – the whole thing,” Andrew said. “I can even remember taking a customer’s leasing cheque to the bank. And after that, providing after-sales back up was down to me, too.” Andrew’s connection with Evoca goes way back “… to my time
at my Café Bar when the company was still N&W Global Vending. I know some of the people from back then and I was au-fait with the equipment, so my introduction to the business is not so much a ‘learning curve’ scenario as a ‘hit the ground running’ scenario.” While the people at Evoca are delighted to welcome Andrew
to the team, they are “hugely sorry” to see industry veteran Stephen Parsons depart.
In his three-and-a-half-year spell at Evoca, he played ‘an
enormous part’ in re-establishing the Gaggia brand name in the UK, successfully introducing a full suite of commercial espresso machines into the UK – from Ruby to La Reale, to Gaggia's first- ever super automatic machine, La Radiosa. Stephen will be leaving Evoca at the end of March, but he
refuses to use the "R" word. As he puts it, ‘I'm taking a little holiday, not retiring! I've thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm glad I'm leaving the Gaggia brand in really good hands.’
Support manager promotion at ITL UK
Innovative Technology (ITL) has announced an internal promotion for one of its long- standing employees James Beswick, who takes on a managerial role in Customer Support. James, who previously
held the position of lead engineer, started his new role at the beginning of the year.
He has been with the cash handling business for nearly eight years, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to this new position. Commenting on his progression at ITL
James said: “I joined August 2014 on the graduate programme and have since worked my way up to engineer, lead engineer and now support manager. “I have primarily worked with our retail products having started with the NV200
banknote validator with TEBS – a Tamper Evident Bag System for cash-intransit operations, where I was part of first line support giving technical advice and working with the development teams to integrate these new products into devices. I then took on support responsibility for the North America market and spent a lot of time out in the States. As ITL grew, we took on dedicated
support engineers in the US, so I was able to focus more on new products and improving technical infrastructure and integration tools for customers.”
New President Northern Europe at Mondelēz International
Mondelēz International has announced the appointment of Jay Cooper as President, Northern Europe. Mr Cooper will be responsible for Mondelēz International’s
businesses in the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark, where Mondelēz manufactures and sells some of Europe’s best-loved brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Maynards Bassetts, Ritz, belVita, Freia and Maribou. Since joining the company, Mr Cooper, a 20-year Mondelēz
International veteran, has successfully led biscuit, chocolate, and confectionary businesses both in the US and internationally during his career; most recently holding the position of senior vice president of Growth for North America. He brings to the role a consistent track record of commercial performance, building the company’s marketing capabilities, delivering top-tier marketing activity, and producing best-in-class digital and social marketing. Mr Cooper replaces Clive Jones who takes on a new role within the business as president Central Europe, EU central sales &
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global licensing. Mr Jones will be responsible for Mondelēz International’s businesses in Central Europe, which spans more than 20 markets. Mr Cooper commented: “I’m delighted to lead one of Northern
Europe’s largest, most admired companies, home to iconic brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Marabou and Freia. The business continues to deliver strong growth year-on-year, investing in our operations, colleagues and best-loved brands. I’m looking forward to building on this success, responding to changing customer expectations in a dynamic policy environment.”
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