Kelly Gothard joins FEM as new Midlands’s sales manager

Kelly brings a wide range of industry experience and is eager for new challenges

Kelly Gothard has joined Foodservice Equipment Marketing (FEM) as its new regional sales manager for the Midlands.

Kelly’s career has given her wide-ranging experience in the foodservice equipment industry. Before joining FEM she spent six years as regional business manager at Foster Refrigerator covering Wales and the Midlands. Prior to that, she worked at Lockhart Catering Equipment in a variety of roles, starting as a customer sales advisor before being promoted to area sales manager in 2014 and looking after some of Lockhart’s biggest accounts. In 2016 she even won the company’s esteemed salesperson of the year award.

Outside of work, she is married with three children and is a keen netballer, having played for her local team for 14 years.

“I’ve collaborated with FEM in the past, so I’m really excited to be joining the company,” says Kelly. “They’ve got the perfect mix of products, and I’m looking forward to demonstrating their benefits to dealers I already know, and meeting plenty of new ones too!

“It’s great to have new challenges, and I’m looking forward to finding solutions for FEM’s customers. Everyone I’ve met at FEM has been so friendly and professional, I felt at home immediately.”

Her responsibilities will include working with existing partners, identifying and working with new customers, running demo days and helping with training.

“We’re thrilled to have Kelly join us,” says Mike Inwood, sales director at FEM. “She’s got great experience, is very dedicated to her job and has a really dynamic personality.  Having worked with her already we know she’s going to be a great addition to the team!”