Ali Group North America and Welbilt announced a series of leadership changes. Notably, Rob August will become chief commercial officer for Ali Group and Welbilt globally, and Scott Cheravaty now serves as a Welbilt group president. Both Ali Group North America and Welbilt are Ali Group companies.
August’s promotion takes effect September 1, 2025. He joined the Ali Group in 2006 as executive vice president of Champion Industries and has held a variety of executive positions since then, including vice president of business development and senior vice president for Ali Group North America, and executive vice president of Ali Group and Welbilt.
Cherevaty will take on the role of group president at Welbilt, while he continues in his current position as president of the Champion Group, which includes Champion Industries, Moyer Diebel Limited, and Bi-Line Systems. In his expanded capacity, Cherevaty will also work with the company’s American Dish Service and Edlund lines. He joined the organization in 2004 as national sales manager for Champion Industries and has served as the president of the Champion Group since 2023.
Korey Brownlee, currently the general manager of Beverage-Air and Victory, will assume the role of president of the two companies. Brownlee joined the group in 2018 as a senior buyer for Beverage-Air and Victory and has held several leadership roles with the company before being named general manager in 2025.
In addition, Giuseppe Scavello was appointed vice president of finance operations for Ali Group North America. In his new role, Scavello will continue to oversee the financial and reporting processes, providing guidance and support to all the Ali Group North America companies. He joined the Ali Group in 2015 and has held several roles in the group’s finance organization and transitioned to Ali Group North America in 2022.
Finally, Justin Mooney was promoted to chief financial officer of Scotsman Group LLC. He joined Ali Group North America as corporate controller in 2016 and most recently served as senior director of finance operations for Ali Group North America.
