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Southbend & Crown Bolster Sales Team

Southbend & Crown Steam Group made several key changes to its sales organization. Bob Tribfelner was promoted to vice president of sales for the Crown Steam Group. Mark Fogarty joins the Southbend and Crown team as vice president of national accounts. And Southbend & Crown tapped Matt Scola and Christopher Perruccio to serve in regional vice president roles.

Southbend Crown teamTribfelner has spent the last eight years as a regional vice president for Southbend & Crown. Prior to joining Middleby he spent several years with Unified Brands. In his new role, Tribfelner will oversee the Crown, Market Forge and Firex equipment lines in North America.

Fogarty’s foodservice industry experience spans more than 20 years. His background includes serving as national sales manager for Thermo-Kool and for American Panel. Fogarty also held a regional sales position with Foodservice Holdings. Fogarty replaces CL Woodward who will retire at the conclusion of 2023, per a company release. Woodward spent the last decade in the same role that Fogarty will assume.

Scola transferred from the Evo division of Middleby to join Southbend & Crown. Scola will oversee the Western U.S. for both Southbend and Crown Steam Group.

Perruccio joins the team with a resume that includes six years with the United States Air Force and multiple sales positions with BMW over the past two years. In his role Perruccio will cover the Southeast region for Southbend and Crown Steam Group.