Duke Manufacturing Co.
Jimmy Leist has extensive experience in sales and business development, currently serving as Business Development Manager for Education at Duke Manufacturing Co. since March 2012. With a progression through various roles including Director of Regional Sales and Sales Specialist, Jimmy supports the core sales team and reports to the VP of Sales. Prior to this, Jimmy gained valuable experience at Newbold Toyota from February 2007 to November 2010 as a Sales representative, responsible for generating sales and establishing the internet sales department. Jimmy holds education credentials from DeVry University, where studies were pursued from 2009 to 2011, and graduated from Effingham High School.
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.