JILL VANMENXEL has been named director of sales for smallwares and countertop equipment in the Vollrath Foodservice division of Vollrath Company. Her responsibilities include leading a team of regional and district sales managers as they drive profitable sales growth for the foodservice business through operators, dealers, and other foodservice channel partners and end users. VanMenxel most recently served as the east regional sales manager and will continue to be based in Liverpool. She joined Vollrath in 2005 as a district sales manager and has been recognized by the company for sales excellence every year since 2008. As regional sales manager, VanMenxel managed seven district sales managers and one rep group across 15 states. She played a key role in facilitating Vollrath’s field sales training program and new culture initiative.

MOLLY TIMMONS recently joined Perimetek Pest Management. She has a background in business administration within the pest management industry. The Syracuse native will help manage commercial and residential services for the company. Due to growth in its commercial client base, Perimetek Pest Management, which is based in Syracuse, has been adding to its staff. 

LINDSEY ANDERSON recently joined Terakeet as a senior devops engineer. He has 10 years of experience in systems engineering and management with various companies, most recently with Rackspace and Computer Connection of CNY. Anderson attended SUNYIT and Mohawk Valley Community College. BETSEY BAYARDI has joined Terakeet as sales operations manager. She has more than 23 years of experience in the telecom industry, holding various positions with Verizon, executing growth and revenue initiatives. Bayardi holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from SUNY Potsdam. DANIELLE BENJAMIN recently joined Terakeet as community manager for Perlu, a platform that Terakeet recently launched. Benjamin has been working in the Syracuse community since graduating from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics teacher education. She also holds a master’s degree from the University of Melbourne. DIANA COMERFORD has joined Terakeet as VP of project management. She has extensive experience in marketing and project management with previous work experience including Marietta Corp., Disney/ABC, and Lifetime Television. Comerford holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting and mass communications from SUNY Oswego. 

CHRIS AMIDON has been promoted to senior director of business automation at CXtec from her previous position as director of accounting at the company. She will be responsible for leading the CXtec team of business analysts with the goal of driving system automation and enhancements that will enable the business to move forward more efficiently. Amidon and her team will work in conjunction with the development, architecture, & engineering teams to streamline CXtec systems, remove duplicate/manual work, and leverage automation. She started with CXtec over 25 years ago, where she held several different positions within the accounting department. Amidon graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in accounting.