Dennis Park, vice president of sales, is retiring from his position with Vollrath Co., after more than 35 years with the Wisconsin-based manufacturer and in the foodservice industry. Replacing Park as Vollrath’s vice president of sales is Chris Kelm.

Kelm will provide leadership for Vollrath’s North American sales organization and manage its distribution strategy. He is responsible for directing, planning and developing sales activities and establishing policies and objectives of the sales function to support the strategic objectives of the organization.

Kelm comes to Vollrath after spending more than 15 years at Johnson Controls where he held various positions of increasing responsibility in finance, corporate strategy, commercial operations and sales management. Most recently, Kelm was the executive director of channel strategy and commercial operations for Johnson Controls’ Global Products Business.

“Dennis’ contribution to the growth and success of Vollrath over the last three and a half decades has been invaluable. He truly is an iconic figure in our industry,” says Brian Hedlund, senior vice president of Vollrath Foodservice – US and Canada.