Jim Klimt has over 30 years of progressive Product and Sales Management experience in the Commercial Food Service Equipment market. Jim held the role of VP, Sales at Duke Manufacturing from July 1984 until the present. In this role, they were responsible for the Commercial/ Institutional segments and managed brands such as Thurmaduke, Aerohot, Heritage, Insignia, Expressions, AeroServ, EconoMate, and SteelKor. Prior to Duke Manufacturing, Jim worked as an Investment Broker at The Neiner Company from May 1982 to June 1984 and as a Sales Manager at UNICEF from January 1980 to January 1982.
Jim Klimt attended the University of Missouri-Saint Louis from 1978 to 1983. During this time, they pursued two bachelor's degrees. From 1979 to 1983, they completed a Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Business Administration and Management, General. Concurrently, from 1978 to 1983, they also obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
Duke Manufacturing Co.
Duke Manufacturing Co. designs and manufactures more than 4,500 foodservice equipment products for a wide-range of clients located across the U.S. and around the world. From our humble beginnings in 1925 as a manufacturer of the first waterless hot food well, Duke has become the preferred solutions provider for fast-paced, demanding businesses like global QSR brands, C-stores, casual dining chains and institutions such as K-12 school districts. We design and build our products at state-of-the-art manufacturing plants in St. Louis and Sedalia, Missouri, incorporating Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and 5S programs, that along with our ISO 9001:2000 certification, help ensure that the highest levels of quality are reflected in our products and services. In addition, we serve markets worldwide through 6 global sales offices and distribution centers, as well as maintain a factory-authorized service network consisting of 200 locations that support the US, Canada and 85 International service/support centers.