Mountain View, Calif. — Retail Solutions, Inc. (RSi), a global leader of POS analytics within the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) industries, has named John Neale as chief financial officer responsible for RSi global finance.
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Minneapolis — AmeriPride Services, a leading textile rental services and supply company in North America, has appointed Andrew Steiner to senior vice president of Canadian operations, effective January 1, 2017. Steiner has been with AmeriPride since 2001, most recently as vice president of marketing and customer operations.
Dallas — RAVE Restaurant Group’s board of directors has named former Smashburger CEO Scott Crane as its new chief executive officer, effective January 9, 2017. Crane succeeds Interim CEO Clinton J. Coleman, who will remain in his role as a member of the board, where he has served since 2007.
Owings Mills, Md. — EMG, an engineering, environmental, capital planning and project management consulting company based in Maryland and Arizona, has named Nestor Benavides as chief executive officer and promoted Ron Stupi to president. Chris Varney will move up to executive vice president of sales. Former CEO Claude Limoges will now serve as chairman of the board.
Atlanta — In its largest acquisition to date for Atlanta-based GPS Hospitality, the rapidly growing franchisee group will expand its national footprint into five new states with the acquisition of 194 BURGER KING® restaurants. The acquisition will extend GPS Hospitality’s reach into Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Florida.
Minneapolis — Restaurant Technologies, an award-winning provider of oil management to foodservice operators, has appointed two new executive leaders: Amy O’Neil, vice president of operations; and Lori Wall, vice president of human resources. The company also has promoted Bruce Atkinson, vice president of information technology.