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Gomara elected commercial refrigeration vice-chair

BELGIUM: Victor Gomara, R&D director of Spanish commercial refrigeration equipment manufacturer Koxka has been elected as the new vice-chairperson of Eurovent’s commercial refrigeration equipment product group.

Gomara succeeds colleague Jesus Beraza, Koxka’s chief commercial officer EMEA & Oceania, and will be supporting the group’s chairperson Maurizio Orlandi. 

He has been involved in Eurovent for more than 20 years with experience in product performance, refrigeration system design and components selection, as well as knowledgeable expertise on the implementation of Ecodesign and the Energy Labelling Regulation.

Eurovent’s commercial refrigeration equipment group covers refrigerated display cabinets (remote and integral units), walk-in cold rooms, commercial beverage coolers, ice-cream freezers and refrigeration packs. 

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