Joining the team as regional sales manager for the South West, Gareth Thomas brings seven years of experience with Rational as well as more than a decade working as a chef in top kitchens. Putting his culinary knowledge to good use, Gareth has experience in both equipment sales and working as a development chef to support customers with their specific needs.
Joel Mudavadi steps into the newly created administrative assistant role, where he will deliver support and guidance to customers and partners across the country. Both Gareth and Joel have joined the business at a time of growth, created in part by the introduction of several innovative products including LightFry, the ‘only commercial air fryer available on the market’.
Steve Elliott, sales director at Valentine & CuisinEquip, said: “Gareth brings a huge amount of experience as a chef and more recently as a regional sales manager for one of the industry’s largest catering equipment manufacturers. Covering the South West, Gareth has already hit the ground running and built on our presence across the region.
“As administrative assistant, Joel is working alongside our dedicated and hardworking office-based team to provide remote support to our customers. His previous experience with Vodafone is invaluable to our business, especially as we see a sustained period of growth. We are very much looking forward to Gareth and Joel becoming an integral part of the close-knit and highly experienced team at Valentine & CuisinEquip.”