JBT Corporation announced the promotion of Robert Bob" Petrie effective October 7th to the position of Executive Vice President and President, Protein. He succeeds Paul Sternlieb, who provided notice of his resignation from JBT in connection with his acceptance of the Chief Executive Officer position at an industrial public company, that is not competitive to JBT. Since 2016, Bob has led JBT's Protein EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) business, and at the start of this year assumed additional responsibility for JBT's Protein business in Asia. He joined the Company in 2009 when Double D Food Engineering Ltd, where he was Managing Director and a shareholder, was acquired by JBT. During his tenure, he has progressed through several engineering and commercial leadership roles with increasingly complex responsibilities, earning an outstanding reputation among employees and customers. Before joining Double D, Bob held various engineering, quality, and operational positions at NCR Corporation.
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