KANSAS CITY, MO; RIANS, FRANCE — Blake Day, president at Shick Esteve North America, has been promoted to CEO of both Kansas City, MO, and Rians, France, facilities. Effective immediately, Day will have the title of president and CEO of Shick Esteve.
“Since 2015, Blake has invested in the people, processes and products of Shick Esteve,” said Tim Cook, president and CEO of Linxis Group. “His exceptional leadership and significant industry experience will continue to strengthen the success of the company at a global level.”
Day joined Shick Esteve in 2015 as CFO in Kansas City. He was promoted to executive VP in 2018, and in April of this year, Day was promoted to president of Shick Esteve North America. He took on the day-to-day operations in Kansas City and focusing on the company’s strategic objective to create premier ingredient automation solutions for the industrial food and beverage manufacturing industry.
The company employs more than 270 associates and has installations around the globe. As CEO of Shick Esteve, Day will manage both manufacturing locations working with leadership on initiatives of the organization. The focus will be on continuous improvement through high performance and cohesive team members to deliver industry leading solutions.
Day brings varied financial and operational expertise to his new role. Prior to joining Shick Esteve, Day had related industry experience working as CFO of Marlen International and VP of finance for Premium Standard Farms Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from William Jewell College.
He will remain based at Shick Esteve in Kansas City, MO.
