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Stockert to CoolSys divisional president

USA: CoolSys, the parent company of a network of US refrigeration & HVAC contracting companies, has promoted Fred Stockert to president of its Commercial and Industrial Solutions division.

Stockert’s promotion from vice president of operations, follows numerous leadership positions at CoolSys company Source Refrigeration & HVAC, where he focused on improving business operations and profitability in the California region. He also spent 2½ years at Hill Phoenix as general manager/director of operations.

In addition to Fred’s promotion, Steve Cook was promoted to senior vice president of CoolSys Commercial and Industrial Solutions division.  In this role, Steve will be responsible for leading operations for the division’s most established regions which include the Mountain West, South, and Western regions. 

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