Ryan Dodd. Probat press picture.
Probat Group has appointed Ryan Dodd as CEO of its North American operations, efficient April 20.
With greater than 23 years of expertise within the mechanical engineering trade, primarily in gross sales and enterprise improvement, Dodd succeeds Ellen Nielsen, who has led Probat’s North American enterprise since 2020 and can stay with the corporate as Chief Monetary Officer North America.
The management change follows Probat’s U.S. consolidation in Dallas, which is bringing collectively groups beforehand primarily based at Probat Inc.’s Lincolnshire, Illinois, facility, Bauermeister USA’s Memphis operation and AC Horn’s present manufacturing website in Dallas.
In keeping with Probat’s announcement final week, Nielsen will now deal with the consolidation initiatives and monetary priorities tied to the Dallas transition.
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In keeping with Probat, Dodd brings greater than 23 years of expertise within the mechanical engineering trade. In keeping with his LinkedIn profile, Dodd most not too long ago held a director of gross sales place with industrial gear firm Echo Included. He was additionally beforehand managing director at course of know-how firm ProXES and director of gross sales at industrial mixing gear firm Eirich Machines.
Along with main Probat’s North American group, Dodd will assist lead the group’s world gross sales technique for its nuts and snacks enterprise.
Based in Emmerich, Germany, in 1868, Probat is among the world’s largest producers of espresso roasting gear, together with the Burns espresso roasting gear line in North America.
The group has expanded additional into broader meals processing via acquisitions reminiscent of AC Horn Manufacturing. Probat says it now has round 1,200 staff, with operations in Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Scotland, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, India and Singapore.
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