CHICAGO, Jan. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- JBT
Corporation (NYSE: JBT), a leading global technology solutions
provider to the food processing and air transportation industries,
today announced that Dave Burdakin
has joined the Company as Vice President and Division Manager, JBT
AeroTech.
Dave, 58, joins JBT with over 25 years of experience in
industrial manufacturing and leadership. Most recently he
served as Non-Executive Chairman of Mayline Corporation, a private
equity owned industrial company. Dave holds an MBA from
Stanford University Graduate School of
Business and a Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from
Lehigh University.
From 2007 until 2012, Dave was President and Chief Executive
Officer of Paladin Brands, a leading independent manufacturer of
attachment tools for construction equipment including mobile
aviation support equipment. He was recruited by Dover
Corporation, following their acquisition of Paladin in 2006, to
integrate eight independent businesses and to significantly improve
results while strengthening the leadership team. At Paladin,
Dave led a team that notably improved profitability through lean
and other initiatives, and substantially improved working
capital. In addition, Dave achieved increased market share by
implementing global customer sales penetration initiatives
including best-in-class lead times and new product
development.
Prior to joining Dover, Dave spent fourteen years at HNI
Corporation, including seven years as President of The HON Company,
HNI's largest operating company. At HON, Dave led lean
transformation processes resulting in notable market share growth
and margin expansion. Dave also has previous experience with
ITW and Bendix.
"We are excited to have Dave on board with JBT," said
Tom Giacomini, President and Chief
Executive Officer of JBT. "Dave and I have worked very well
together in the past and I believe his demonstrated success and
tool kit associated with operational strategy development and
deployment, pricing, lean implementation, and product globalization
will prove to be a significant benefit to AeroTech and to JBT."
JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) is a leading global technology
solutions provider to the food processing and air transportation
industries. JBT Corporation designs, manufactures, tests and
services technologically sophisticated systems and products for
regional and multi-national industrial food processing customers
through its JBT FoodTech segment and for domestic and international
air transportation customers through its JBT AeroTech segment. JBT
Corporation employs approximately 3,200 people worldwide and
operates sales, service, manufacturing and sourcing operations
located in over 25 countries. For more information, please
visit www.jbtcorporation.com or
www.jbtfoodtech.com.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements are information of a non-historical
nature and are subject to risks and uncertainties that are beyond
the Company's ability to control. These risks and uncertainties are
described under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which may be accessed on the Company's website. The
Company cautions shareholders and prospective investors that actual
results may differ materially from those indicated by the
forward-looking statements.
SOURCE JBT Corporation