NEVADA, IOWA-Burke Corporation today announced Craig Willard has been promoted from territory sales representative to Mid-Atlantic sales manager.

“Craig has been very successful in building relationships with restaurant operators, food manufacturers and distributors in Maryland, Virginia and North        Carolina,” said Scott Miller, Burke Corporation national sales manager. “We are pleased to have Craig manage our sales activities for the entire Mid-Atlantic   region.”

Willard’s promotion will add West Virginia, and South Carolina to his current area of Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. Willard graduated from East        Carolina University, Greenville, N.C., in 1987 with a bachelor of arts in political science.

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