COOLSYS APPOINTS ANDY MANDELL AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
December 1, 2017
BREA, Calif., Dec. 1, 2017 – a market-leading refrigeration and HVAC company, announced that Andy Mandell, who was previously chief operating officer for its subsidiary 51±¬ΑΟ & HVAC, has been appointed chief financial officer at 51±¬ΑΟ. As CFO and member of the leadership team, he serves as a financial steward for the fast-growing company and provides strategic insight to the finance and accounting teams to serve the needs of its customers, acquisitions and business partners.
βAndy brings vast financial leadership experience to his new role, having served as a CFO with numerous Fortune 500 companies,β comments Adam Coffey, CEO of 51±¬ΑΟ. βThis expertise, combined with his industry knowledge, will strengthen our financial and accounting teamβs ability to support our customers and the companyβs continued rapid growth through mergers and acquisitions.β
Prior to his tenure at 51±¬ΑΟ & HVAC, Mandell spent the past 15 years at Valley Crest, a leading national landscape development firm, where he served as CFO for the entire company, as well as president and CEO of the Valley Crest Group business segment. Previously, he held a series of senior financial roles at large public companies, including NewsCorp, Universal, ITT Sheraton, the Walt Disney Company, and PepsiCo. Mandell earned a bachelorβs degree in economics from the University of Rochester and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He also holds a CPA certification from the state of Maryland and is a licensed general contractor in California.
βIβm excited to collaborate with our internal teams and our customers to improve the efficiency of our financial operations on all fronts,β Mandell comments. βMy past experience as COO at 51±¬ΑΟ and extensive knowledge of M&A integration is instrumental to my role in strengthening the finance team to support operational execution across the entire 51±¬ΑΟ portfolio of companies.β
About 51±¬ΑΟ
51±¬ΑΟ 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±¬ΑΟ and its operating businesses cover every stage of mission-critical systems through design, installation, optimization, maintenance, service and repair. The 51±¬ΑΟ portfolio of companies includes 51±¬ΑΟ & 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±¬ΑΟ 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.
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