Kenneth B. Goodwin - Bio
Mr. Goodwin is a senior executive with expertise in operations, financial planning, global marketing and sales. He is skilled at developing strategy and managing multi-disciplinary teams to implement plans to successfully penetrate new markets and achieve profitability goals. He has been in the food service equipment manufacturing industry for 35 years and has an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of management, sales, distribution and manufacturing within the industry with significant experience in both domestic and international markets.
Mr. Goodwin has held positions of increasing responsibility throughout his career, serving as President of Oliver Packaging & Equipment Company, President of BKI Worldwide and Senior Vice President or Vice President positions with major foodservice equipment manufacturing organizations. He is a member of the National Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM), is a founding member of the Foodservice Industry Council, New England Region (FICNE) and served on the Board of Directors for Lancer Corporation and the Enodis Corporations Americas Board.
His accomplishments include significant expansion of the foodservice equipment offerings and launching the packaging business in Europe while at Oliver Products. While President of BKI Worldwide, a leading manufacturer of foodservice equipment servicing both the retail and foodservice, he restructured the sales organization to more effectively target and grow an under utilized foodservice channel. He introduced a new distribution and freight program at Lancer Corporation, saving over $1.0 million annually. As Global President, Key Accounts for Enodis (a $1.3 billion global manufacturer of commercial restaurant/kitchen equipment), his primary role was development of strategies and creation of synergies between the operating companies and global restaurants chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Pizza Hut, Burger King, and Starbucks to increase global share from these premier businesses and he led the sales business of a $100 million dollar segment of Manitowoc Foodservice Corporation. He led both domestic and international marketing and sales efforts of Frymaster and gained significant experience in the Pacific Rim, including China and Japan. He led Blodgett’s start up company: Rational Combi-Oven Steamer Division and this new technology was successfully introduced into the U.S. foodservice market.
Mr. Goodwin’s previous independent consulting includes providing sales and marketing support, supply chain management, international sourcing expertise for both Europe and China and general management counsel. In these capacities, he has worked with large and small distributors (Prime Source), domestic and international equipment manufacturers (AGA Foodservice, Belshaw, and Cecilware), restaurant chains (Pizza Hut, Dunkin Donuts) and general business consulting to non-foodservice related businesses. During these years Mr. Goodwin spent over 2 months in China, visiting factories, qualifying manufacturing operations as sources for finished goods and offshore manufacturing.
He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, with a concentration in marketing and finance and a B.S. Degree in Food Science and Technology with a minor in chemistry and business from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Mr. Goodwin has also completed executive courses at The Center for Creative leadership, Colorado Springs, CO. and Harvard Graduate Business School, Finance for Senior Executives.