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Bacharach’s new Toone

USA: Gas instrumentation company Bacharach has appointed a new CEO, Matthew Toone, previously vice president of sales and solutions for Emerson’s cold chain platform. He replaces Doug Keeports.

Bacharach says Toone will be responsible for the further integration of the Parasense and Neutronics brands and setting the company’s strategy for market expansion and growth.

“The board of directors selected Matt because of his leadership qualities, proven track record leading an international business and extensive knowledge of refrigeration and IOT solutions for the HVACR, food retail and healthcare markets,” said Martin Carter, chairman of Bacharach and CEO at Laurel Solutions. 

Toone comes to Bacharach with more than 15 years of experience in HVACR industry. Prior to his time with Emerson’s Cold Chain Platform, Toone was vice president and general manager at Cooper Atkins, a temperature management company focused on the food service, food retail, industrial and healthcare markets. While there, he led the integration of recent acquisitions and positioned the company to deliver significant growth from their IoT software-enabled solutions.

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