Since the recent passing of CEO Tom Giacomini, JBT Corporation had asked Brian Deck to fill in as interim president and CEO. On December 14th, JBT made it official. Brian Deck has been appointed president and chief executive officer. He has also been elected to the Board of Directors. Deck has served as interim president and CEO of JBT since June 2020 and previously served as the Company’s chief financial officer since 2014.
JBT also announced that Matthew Meister has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer. Meister has served as interim CFO of JBT since September 2020 and previously served as vice president and CFO for JBT Protein since 2019.