Peter Nordell will retire from his role as president and CEO of Edlund Company, effective August 31, 2022. Ryan Whitney will transition from his role as Edlund’s vice president of operations to president of the Vermont-based foodservice equipment manufacturer.

Ryan WhitneyNordell’s foodservice industry career spans more than 55 years, including 32 with Edlund, which is an Ali Group company.

Whitney joined Edlund in 2002 as part of the company’s engineering team and was named director of operations in 2010. In 2019, Whitney was promoted to vice president of operations. Prior to joining Edlund, Whitney held various engineering positions at companies outside the foodservice industry and also ran his own engineering consulting firm.