CHRIS LEADER NAMED PRESIDENT AT HOSHIZAKI

Christopher Leader has been named president of Hoshizaki America. Leader, who joined the Peachtree City, Ga., manufacturer in January 2010, had been serving as the company’s COO. He will be responsible for all of Hoshizaki’s business in the Americas, which includes two manufacturing facilities and six company-owned distribution centers in the United States.

In addition, Leader was appointed president of Hoshizaki USA Holdings Inc., the parent company of Hoshizaki America and Lancer Corp., a beverage dispenser maker headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. Hoshizaki USA Holdings is a subsidiary of Hoshizaki Electric.