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Rob August has assumed the presidency of BEVERAGE-AIR, an Ali Group company, succeeding Filippo Berti, who will be company chairman and continue as president of Ali North America. Tom Hotard, who previously was v.p.-operations and development at Beverage-Air, succeeds August as exec. v.p.  Hotard will continue managing the Brookville, Pa., facility and engineering department. Beverage-Air…

Who needs a desktop or a printed menu these days? Operators, dealers and specifiers and consultants are being freed from desktop devices with a wealth of apps and the devices they operate on. Sometimes that freedom doesn’t even have a price tag, since many apps are free of charge. Kochman Associates, for example, has released a…

Doug Goare has been named president of McDONALD’S EUROPE. Goare, currently exec.v.p.-McDonald’s Global Supply Chain and Real Estate Development, succeeds Steve Easterbrook, who is joining Gondola Group as CEO of the Pizza Express chain. Goare will oversee more than 7,000 restaurants in 40 European countries. Jose Armario, current group president of McDonald’s Canada and Latin…

ACCUTEMP PRODUCTS has appointed Diane White and Michael Teders as vice presidents-national accounts, overseeing sales and customer support for key multi-unit customers. White’s resume include national accounts management posts at BKI Worldwide/Bevles, The Delfield Co., and Winston Industries. She was most recently v.p.-multi-unit foodservice with Power Soak; Teders was national sales manager for Intek Mfg./Unified…

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Jose Nicho has joined SCOTSMAN INDUSTRIES as v.p.-sales and marketing for Latin America. Nicho, a 20-year industry veteran, will oversee sales and business development of all Scotsman brands in the region. He will report to Kevin Fink, managing director-Americas. Scotsman, based in Vernon Hills, Ill., sells ice machines in more than 100 countries.