Offenburg - Axel Beck has been appointed Executive Vice President of the Illinois Tool Work FEG Segment, comprising leading brands like Hobart, Foster, Bonnet, Elro, Traulsen, Avery Berkel. The 54-year-old German national will be responsible for the $ 2,2 billion Food Equipment Group, which produces dishwashers, cooking, refrigeration and food processing equipment and provides technical service for the Food Equipment Industry worldwide.
Axel Beck began his career with ITW at HOBART in Offenburg in 1989 after studying Mechanical Engineering and Business & Economics. He lived in the UK for 5 years, managing Hobart Manufacturing and returned to Hobart Germany in 2002 as Business Unit Manager Ware Wash Systems and subsequently Vice President & General Manager Ware Wash International. Since 2016 he served as ITW Group President Ware Wash, being responsible for the Global Ware Wash Business of the ITW Food Equipment Group.