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Gold Star Chili names Mike Rohrkemper as CEO
April 3, 2008
CINCINNATI — Gold Star Chili has named Mike Rohrkemper the company's new CEO. Rohrkemper succeeds John Sullivan, who will retire May 1 after an 18-year career at Gold Star.
Rohrkemper joins Gold Star from Kemper and Brown Business Consultants, where he provided management counsel for a variety of clients, including Gold Star Chili.
Rohrkemper brings more than 30 years of senior-level experience to Gold Star Chili. His background in finance and management includes CFO and directorship positions from 1993 to 2005 at Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc., and a partnership in the Cincinnati accounting firm of Rohrkemper Ossege & Combs Ltd. from 1991 through 2001.
One of Sullivan's many accomplishments during his tenure with Gold Star includes the introduction of Gold Star Chili products to grocery stores. Under Sullivan's leadership, Gold Star Chili was named "Small Business of the Year" in 1999 by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and earned the "Ohio Award of Excellence" in 2001.
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