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RSG’s Dan Hinkle Announces Retirement
Dan Hinkle, Chief Commercial Officer for Refrigerated Solutions Group (RSG), has announced his retirement effective December 31, 2023.
Hinkle’s career spans almost four decades in manufacturing, service and sales, including 15+ years in the Foodservice industry. At an early age, Hinkle’s summer job at a General Motors plant near his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, inspired a lifelong passion for American manufacturing. He began his career in production at Hartzell Air Movement and quickly found his way into sales, including a role as Sales Manager at Panasonic before a decade with Hobart Corporation (ITW), where he held various leadership roles in Customer Service and Sales. After building a Service organization for Staco Energy Products, Hinkle returned to Foodservice as VP of Sales for Welbilt’s KitchenCare division before joining RSG.
Hinkle joined RSG in 2019 and was an integral part of RSG’s successful transition back to an independent, privately held, family-owned company. As a member of RSG’s new executive leadership team, Hinkle helped lead through an unprecedented time in the industry.
Hinkle’s positive impact at RSG will endure partly through the exceptional commercial leadership team he helped develop, including multiple senior leadership hires this year. Additionally, Hinkle will continue to support RSG as a Strategic Advisor.
“RSG has achieved remarkable success and accelerated reinvestment into its people, solutions and production capabilities. As a result, we are in the strongest position of our combined 150-year history to serve our customers, partners and employees” said Aaron Brown, RSG’s Chief Executive Officer. “Dan was instrumental in helping us lead through transformative times. We are grateful for his contributions and wish him the best in a well-deserved retirement.”
Hinkle states, “I could not be prouder to have been part of the amazing team at RSG. It was an honor to lead a team of dedicated and passionate people who shared common goals and I am excited about their ability to continue building upon the success we have achieved together over the last four years!”