Refrigeration products manufacturer expands the role of the foodservice equipment industry veteran.

Beverage-Air, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration products, promoted Jennifer Ward to the position of senior vice president of sales and marketing. Since the Ali Group acquisition of Beverage-Air in May 2008, Ward has served as vice president of sales, managing the sales efforts with national chains and key customers and has played a role in product development.

In her new role, Ward is responsible for all domestic sales and marketing.

Ward began her commercial foodservice career in 1992 with Cleveland Range, LLC. (formerly of Enodis), a Manitowoc Company. Prior to joining the Beverage-Air team in 2005, she was a sales executive with Zink Foodservice Group, an Ohio-based independent manufacturers' rep firm.