ROBESONIA, PA — Reading Bakery Systems (RBS) has named Chip Czulada as president, effective Jan. 1, 2024. He will succeed Joe Zaleski, who will transition to a strategic advisory role in the new year.
“I’m excited for the future of RBS,” Czulada said. “As a customer-first organization, we focus on helping our customers be successful by solving problems and developing solutions. Companies are constantly looking for the next advancement in technology or breakthrough idea. My vision is to continue to be the technology leader in our industry and deliver the innovative and sustainable solutions our customers need.”
Czulada has more than 35 years of experience in financial and manufacturing management and currently serves as RBS’ EVP and CFO. He joined the company in 2003 and has overseen all facets of its daily operations, including accounting, parts sales and manufacturing, information technology, human resources and Reading Thermal.
“One of the things I have focused on in my time at RBS is refining our process to make sure projects are successful,” he said. “This is the reason we have such a significant number of repeat customers. No matter what, the success of the project is the most important thing, and that will continue.”
“As a customer-first organization, we focus on helping our customers be successful by solving problems and developing solutions.” — Chip Czulada | incoming president | Reading Bakery Systems
Zaleski has been with RBS for over 30 years, spending the past 13 years as president. Under his leadership, the company has experienced significant growth in global market share and brand recognition.
“Our success is due to the dedicated efforts of the entire RBS team and the family culture created by Terry Groff and Tom Lugar,” Zaleski said. “We hire good people who in turn keep RBS at the forefront of innovation. Serving as RBS president has been an experience of a lifetime, and I thank Markel FoodGroup and everyone at Reading Bakery Systems for the amazing opportunity.”
