TriMark USA named Terry O’Brien chief executive officer and Jim Clough chairman of the board.

Terry O’BrienO’Brien succeeds longtime company executive Tom Wienclaw, who became TriMark CEO in August 2023. Wienclaw resigned from his position and left the company to “pursue other endeavors,” per a TriMark release.

O’Brien joins TriMark from Chef Holdings, where he served as CEO. He was also on the board of directors for Chef Holdings as well as its subsidiary, CTI Foods. Prior to Chef Holdings, O’Brien’s background also includes leadership roles at CP Foods North America, Brachs Confections, Suiza Foods, Dean Foods and Frito-Lay.

“The company has a huge opportunity to invest and deliver on even greater geographical reach, efficiencies and insights to help drive further success for our customers,” says O’Brien in a release. “Our road map is to drive further coast-to-coast equipment, design and smallware solutions for today's foodservice challenges.”

Clough’s career spans more than 35 years and the release describes him as “an accomplished food industry executive with over 35 years of leadership experience across both retail and foodservice, including extensive private equity operating experience.” Clough serves as chairman of the board at GS Foods and member of the board at Aspire Bakeries.

Earlier this year, TriMark received a $350 million investment from a trio of private equity companies: Ares Management, Oaktree Capital Management, and Bayside Capital. At the time, the dealer said it planned to use the money to “substantially deleverage its balance sheet.”

TriMark USA reported annual revenues of $2.37 billion for 2023, making it the country’s second-largest foodservice equipment and supplies dealer, per FE&S 2024 Distribution Giants study.