Welbilt Expands UK Sales Team to Keep Up With Demand
Guildford, UK – Global catering equipment supplier, Welbilt, has announced several new appointments within the UK sales team, effective immediately. Following significant growth across the commercial kitchen supplier’s extensive range of products over the last twelve months, four new positions have been created.
Thomas Landless, Key Account Manager – Retail and Forecourt, joins from Coca-Cola HBC, bringing extensive experience within the convenience and out of home channels. Jake Hewison, National Account Executive, Hotel Accounts, has several years of experience as a chef combined with a strong background in sales across the foodservice industry. Both Thomas and Jake report to Alistair Farquhar, National Key Account Director. Joining Bill Perry, Head of Regional Sales, and taking on the role of Regional Sales Manager – Midlands is Elliott Stewart who joins the team with 5 years within the industry – specifically on the servicing and maintenance side with MCFT.
The Welbilt culinary team, led by James Benger, is also expanding with the addition of Mark Owen as Development Chef UK, providing culinary support to the key account and regional teams, and bringing experience from his background in the culinary field, most recently at Daregal. Chris John has also joined the team as Brand and Development Chef and he will represent the Welbilt brands with a raft of culinary expertise gained as Nisbets Executive Chef, prior to that Chef Manager at Compass Group.
Jonathan Butler, Sales & Marketing Director, Welbilt UK & Ireland comments on the need to expand the team,
“We’ve had an incredible 12 months across the Welbilt portfolio, with major launches from Merrychef and Convotherm, as well as the team being focused on FitKitchen and rolling this out at all of the exhibitions and events we have attended. Expanding the team now sets us up for further success, and with Thomas, Jake, Elliott, Chris and Mark, we’ll have a full team to start 2026 with a bang!”
Further to the sales and culinary team appointments, Welbilt has also announced the promotion of Danny Vickery to UK Service Manager, reporting to Perry Breen who was recently appointed to the role of Technical Service Director, EMEA. Both Perry and Danny have worked at Welbilt for over 12 years in various regional technical roles.
Commenting on the recent changes in the technical team, Perry stated,
“Our team is dedicated to elevating aftersales service across EMEA, ensuring all Welbilt brands receive unparalleled technical support. We focus on building strong and successful relationships with customers and partners. Danny will concentrate on Northern Europe and his previous experience with the Welbilt business will ensure his success in this role.”
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