Jack Lee has been appointed Group President of Duravant’s Food Handling and Sorting Solutions division.

Lee is in charge of developing strategies to help food processors all over the world access sorting, conveying, and other process automation systems from four Duravant operating companies: Key Technology, Multiscan, PPM Technologies, and WECO.

Lee joined Duravant in 2022 after most recently holding the position of President of Key Technology Americas and WECO, where he was in charge of the overall growth plans for the operating firms. The Food Sorting and Handling Solutions business, which also comprises Multiscan and PPM Technologies, which joined the Duravant family of operating companies in December 2022 and July 2023, respectively, will be under the strategic and operational direction of Lee in his expanded worldwide role.

“Jack has a proven track record of delivering positive business results while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration, and I’m thrilled that he will be leading Duravant’s new Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group. By establishing this new group within our Food Processing segment we’re able to coordinate a broader solutions offering, leverage technology and product development expertise, and align our lifecycle support services to efficiently meet the growing integration needs of customers around the world,” Mike Kachmer, Chairman and CEO of Duravant, said.

Lee has more than 20 years of industrial automation leadership experience. Lee graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rice University and holds master’s degrees in engineering management and chemical/industrial engineering from Northwestern University and the University of Houston, respectively. Lee also has an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

“I am excited to work with the talented operating company leadership teams within our Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group. Together, we can provide a wider and more comprehensive range of world-class systems that are ideal for many food processing applications, from raw receiving to packaging, all backed by the deep industry expertise and customer service our brands are known for,” said Lee. It’s thrilling to be on the ground floor as we develop the vision for this rapidly evolving group. Everything we do is focused on providing food processors with effective ways to optimize product quality, increase yields, improve efficiencies, and reduce labor to strengthen their competitive advantage and maximize their profitability,” Jack Lee added.

Headquartered in Downers Grove, IL, Duravant is a global engineered equipment company with manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Through its portfolio of operating companies, Duravant delivers trusted end-to-end process solutions for customers and partners through engineering and integration expertise, project management, and operational excellence. With worldwide sales distribution and service networks, they provide immediate and lifetime aftermarket support to all the markets they serve in the food processing, packaging, and material handling sectors.