New CEO at Vollrath

Vollrath Co. has promoted COO Paul Bartelt to president/CEO, succeeding Tom Belot, who retired at the end of August. Belot joined Vollrath in 1978 as director of management systems. He also served as Vollrath's CFO, president of the Vollrath Refrigeration, Inc., subsidiary and was promoted to president/CEO in 1989. During his tenure leading the company, Belot helped Vollrath grow from $90 million to more than $200 million in annual sales.