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Standex Names New Unit Head

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

September 1, 2008

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Mike Buzalka

Standex International Corp. has named EJ Morrow president of the Cooking Solutions division of Standex's Food Service Equipment Group, effective September 30. He succeeds Hylton Jonas, who is retiring from the company.

Prior to joining Standex, Morrow served as vice president of business development at Unified Brands, an operating company of Dover Corporation that markets the Groen, Randell, Avtec and CapKold product lines. Before that, he served in a variety of executive positions at Distribution America and Pursell Industries.

Standex's Cooking Solutions Group was formed during Jonas's tenure and is comprised of the Company's BKI, APW Wyott, Bakers Pride and BevLes business units. Jonas has led the division since January 2007, when he and his partners sold the APW Wyott group of companies to Standex.

About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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