September 2019

Master-Bilt® Refrigeration News & Product Information


Jay Mark Group & Steve Gill Join Master-Bilt Sales Team

Master-Bilt is pleased to announce new additions to the sales team.

The Jay Mark Group became our newest independent sales and marketing representatives effective August 1, 2019. The Jay Mark Group will represent Master-Bilt in the Northern and Central Illinois region.

The Jay Mark Group represents top manufacturers of foodservice equipment and supplies for the key market segments including restaurants, c-stores, retail, supermarkets, schools/universities, and business and industry.  Established in 1990, The Jay Mark Group has a well-trained staff of four outside sales people and six full-time inside sales people allowing a lot of support to its customers.
“We try to be more than just a standard rep group for our customers. Along with our sales and support staff, we also have a full-time chef on staff and offer a 1,500 square foot test kitchen to our customers as well,” noted Jim Heffernan, Partner and President of The Jay Mark Group.

Steve Gill also joined the Master-Bilt team as VP of Sales effective September 3.

In his new role, Gill will develop and implement strategies for sales growth. As an active member of the leadership team, Gill will work with core leaders to help drive group level initiatives. He will be instrumental in sales funnel management and key account planning.

Gill’s experience includes VP of Sales and Marketing for the past seven years at Everidge, where he also managed field service and customer service. He was also VP of Sales for Alto Shaam prior to working with Everidge.

“We are thrilled to have both the Jay Mark Group and Steve Gill join our team, and I’m confident with them aboard we will greatly expand our customer service opportunities,” stated Kevin Fink, President of Standex Refrigerated Solutions Group..