Provisur names new VP for EMEA

CHICAGO, USA - Provisur Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of high performance food processing equipment, has announced the appointment of Bert Jan Hardenbol to vice president of its EMEA business unit.

Mr Hardenbol will have direct responsibility for Provisur’s operations in the Netherlands, France, the UK and Germany and will spearhead all Provisur activities in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Mr Hardenbol was managing director and president of Marel Townsend Further Processing Division before he joined Provisur Technologies. He then implemented a global growth strategy and improved operational efficiencies. Previous to Marel, he was Holmatro Rescue Equipment, Bosch Tevopharm Packaging Machines, Robert Bosch Packaging Machines and Philips Electron Optics. He is fluent in Dutch, English and German, and has a degree in Technical MBA in Industrial Engineering & Management Science from the Technical University Eindhoven in the Netherlands. 

“Bert Jan joins Provisur with a wealth of capital goods experience that will serve him well as he assumes an important executive role within our company and leads our European organization in further strengthening our growing position in the region,” said Mel Cohen, Provisur's CEO.

Provisur, with a family of proven brands, AM2C, Beehive, Cashin, Formax, Multitec, TST and Weiler, offers a complete platform for food processing equipment, including meat recovery, separating, grinding, mixing, material handling, forming, slicing, coating, cooking and freezing equipment for processing beef, poultry, pork, fish and other food products. Its systems are operated in over 2,000 food processing facilities located in over 75 countries.