Burkett Restaurant Equipment & Supplies hired Simon Foote to serve as a sales manager. Foote will lead the company’s national inside sales and regional sales departments.

Foote’s responsibilities include managing and extending Burkett’s network of customers across the United States. He will also focus on management and strategy of new business development, account management, client retention, and revenue growth.

Foote has more than 12 years of experience in sales roles in the commercial foodservice equipment industry, per a company release.