Provisur Technologies Inc., a leading global provider of high performance food processing equipment, has announced the appointment of Tom Van Doorn to sales manager, Slicing North America. A proven leader with more than 25 years of food industry experience, Van Doorn brings an impressive record of accomplishments to Provisur characterized by business growth, world-class customer service and team building, the company said in a statement.

“We are fortunate to have a professional like Tom at Provisur as his talents and skills are the perfect fit with our long range plans for continued growth and expansion,” said Kevin Howard, vice president sales and service for the Americas at Provisur Technologies. “Tom has demonstrated success in building and leading high performance teams in the pursuit of higher productivity and lower cost solutions for our customers. Our Formax and Cashin slicing brands, represented by the PowerMax and CashinEDGE product lines, clearly provide a solid foundation for Tom and his team to build upon.”

Provisur said that Van Doorn's knowledge of slicing and food manufacturing equipment, from processing through packaging, will serve his customers well, as he has a solid history of key accomplishments with major food processing companies. He comes to Provisur with broad commercial experience with companies such as Convenience Food Systems (CFS), Weber, and Cryovac. Throughout his career, Van Doorn has been known as an innovator and problem solver, fully supported by his BS, Mechanical Engineering from Auburn University and an AA, Mathematics/Biology/Chemistry from Emory University, Oxford Campus.

“I am very excited to be a member of the Provisur team and share in the vast opportunities that its proprietary slicing technologies and service teams present,” said Tom. “I look forward to providing Provisur’s customers with the high levels of performance they have come to expect with a line of high value American made slicers that are truly innovative; setting new standards for productivity, durability and hygienic design.”