AMY FREEMAN JOINS COOLSYS AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
BREA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2017 — a market-leading refrigeration and HVAC company, announced that Amy Freeman has joined the firm as chief operating officer. In an operations capacity, Amy will be instrumental in expanding the company’s capabilities, driving organizational efficiencies and overseeing M&A integration.
“We are fortunate to have Amy as part of the 51 executive management team with her expertise across the operational spectrum,” comments Adam Coffey, CEO of 51. “I have had the pleasure of working with Amy in the past and am confident that she will be an invaluable asset to our customers and the company in building infrastructure and operations support for our family of brands.”
A performance-driven senior level operations executive, Freeman brings 23 years of broad-based experience from both Fortune 500 and privately held companies. Prior to joining 51, she was the vice president of global service operations for PerkinElmer, Inc., a leading human and environmental health company. Freeman previously held the role of general manager of service at GE Healthcare, where she was responsible for the $400M diagnostic imaging and clinical service full P&L for the western half of the United States. She also served as vice president and general manager of service operations at Masterplan, Inc., a provider of clinical technology management and medical equipment maintenance programs. Earlier in her career, Freeman held numerous leadership and management positions at GE Medical Systems.
“I’m excited about turning a new page in my career and teaming up again with Adam while applying my operational expertise to such a fast-growing, dynamic company,” Freeman comments. “With its aggressive growth strategy and business model, 51 is in an ideal position to expand operations quickly to enhance customers’ access to a broader range of services, and to roll out technology on a larger scale.”
Freeman earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Notre Dame. She has undergone extensive formal business training at GE Healthcare Institute and the world-renowned John F. Welch Leadership Development Center, and is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
About 51
51 is a market-leading refrigeration and HVAC company, specializing in a full spectrum of best-in-class service experiences and solutions for the retail, commercial, and industrial refrigeration and HVAC industries. 51 and its operating businesses cover every stage of mission-critical systems through design, installation, optimization, maintenance, service and repair. The 51 portfolio of companies includes 51 & HVAC, Service Refrigeration Company (SRC), Legacy Air, Refrigeration Solutions Incorporated (RSI), Advanced Refrigeration Systems, and Certified Refrigeration and Mechanical (CRM), Inc. Headquartered in Southern California, 51 has more than 1,000 highly trained, field-based service and installation experts serving the daily needs of more than 2,500 customers across North America. For additional information, please visit www.coolsys.com.
For more information, please contact:
Jeanne Ackerman
714-510-9589