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Frost is made for coils and coolers business

USA: HVAC equipment manufacturer Modine has appointed Timothy Frost as vice president of its CIS Americas Coils & Coolers business.

Prior to joining Modine, Frost spent over 23 years with RobertShaw (formerly Burner Systems International), where he served in a variety of leadership roles, most recently as executive vice president – commercial business unit.  

In this new role, Timothy Frost will have full P&L responsibility for the Americas Coils and Coolers business, including delivery of the annual operating plan, coordination of all production operations, material planning, distribution, sales, marketing, engineering/product development, finance, quality assurance and customer service. He will also be responsible for developing and executing on the growth strategies across the Americas.  

Modine’s CIS division was formed following the acquisition of Luvata Heat Transfer Solutions in 2016 and its subsequent merger with Modine Coils. 

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