Viessmann Refrigeration Systems has appointed Steve Steadman as sales and marketing director for the UK and Ireland.

He will be based from the company’s Telford head office and will be responsible for driving business development within the organisation.

Mr Steadman has extensive sales and commercial experience of the refrigeration market. He started his career in 1986 with Sainsbury’s where he was responsible for purchasing of refrigeration and bakery equipment. In 2002 he moved to Scobie & McIntosh, where he had responsibility for sales of refrigeration equipment and associated services. Since 2004 he has been running his own business, selling bakery and refrigeration products to the grocery trade.

Viessmann has also appointed Dan Norton as operations and IT manager for the UK. He will also be based in Telford and will report to Steve Steadman.

Mr Norton will be responsible for project management and project cost recognition, supporting sales of spare parts and managing order processing. He will also be frontline management for resolution of customer queries, service calls and warranty support. In addition, he will provide IT and network support for the UK team.

Over the past six months he has been fulfilling the role of operations and IT manager on a sub-contract basis and is familiar with both the Viessmann customer base and the supporting operating systems.