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Scotsman ice machines are a Smart Choice when looking for an icemaker, an ice storage bin, or an ice dispenser. Scotsman manufactures a wide selection of ice makers, including cuber heads, flakers, and undercounter ice makers.
Scotsman ice makers and dispensers provide a variety of styles of ice, including their Nugget ice, flake ice, cubelets, and small and medium cubes.
posted January 9, 2012
Scotsman Industries - New Hands at the Helm
We have the privilege of announcing some very exciting news. Scotsman Industries has announced that as of last week, they have a new Interim President, Mr. Rich Gleitsmann. Mr. Gleitsmann's experience dates back nearly forty years, beginning at the University of California Berkeley where he earned his Bachelor's of Science in Electrical Engineering before heading to the United States Marine Corps where he served as a Captain for five years, leaving as a decorated and distinguished Vietnam veteran. While in the service, Mr. Gleitsmann was able to earn his Masters degree in Marketing from Berkeley as well. In 1993, Mr. Gleitsmann entered the foodservice industry as the Vice President and General Manager of the Weigh, Wrap, & Warewash division of the Hobart Corporation. He worked hard and focused on utilizing his employees to their fullest and increased revenue of his division by reorganizing their corporate structure, taking on more responsibility in manufacturing, and broadening their warewashing line, making Hobart Dishwashers a verifiable household name.
A few years later, Mr. Gleitsmann became president of the entire Hobart Corporation and continued to focus on his success by streamlining the company and never sacrificing quality. Soon after, Mr. Gleitsmann was again promoted, this time to president of ITW (Illinois Tool Works), the parent company of Hobart and ten other major manufacturers. He was able to increase operating income from 7 percent to 18 percent while cutting the inventory down by 35 percent. After serving in this role for several years, Mr. Gleitsmann decided to branch off and go into business for himself. For the last eight years, Mr. Gleitsmann has worked as Gleitsmann Associates, a consulting firm where he shares his strategies for success with other foodservice manufacturers, helping them implement strategies, procedures and policies that will help to propel them into the 21st century.
Now, Mr. Gleitsmann and his rich mind have come to Scotsman Industries, the world's largest manufacturer of ice machines, sister company to Ice-O-Matic that can trace its roots all the way back to 1921. It is very exciting news for the ice industry and for us to have someone like Mr. Gleitsmann at the helm of Scotsman Industries, for they are already the largest and most innovative, with unparalleled quality, and now the future looks to be even brighter!
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