Ken has been in the food brokerage industry for over 25 years both on the Retail and Foodservice sides of the business. Ken also spent a couple years working for food service distribution before coming to work for Ritchie Marketing in 2004. He has held various positions in the industry including Sales Manager and Account Executive.

Ken is married to a wonderful lady and has three grown sons and two grandchildren. He is a graduate of the University of Toledo.

Brad graduated from Central Michigan University with a double major in Finance and Marketing. He started his career as the Director of Sales & Marketing for ServiceMaster Clean in Grand Rapids. He moved to The Campbell Group as an insurance producer for commercial property and casualty, life, health and personal lines. After leaving The Campbell Group, Brad has spent the past 14 years in the foodservice industry as a restaurant owner/operator and consultant. He started with Ritchie Marketing in 2012 in the Northeast Ohio market.

Brad resides in Stow, Ohio with his wife Kelly and their three kids. He enjoys golf, boating, waterskiing, poker, reading, college and NFL football and spending time with his family at the cottage.

Joining Ritchie Marketing in early 2015, Cathy has worked in restaurants all through school as a server & bartender. She started her sales career in 1994 as the Midwest Account Manager for Harley-Davidson Dealer Systems. After twelve fun years she decided to leave the "Harley-Davidson way of life" and went back to her roots in food service! She has spent the past nine years in Restaurant Management, Food Service Distribution Sales and Food Service Brokerage.

She is a lifelong resident of North-East Ohio, currently residing in the snow Capitol! She enjoys spending time with her children and family, attending school activities, sporting events and finding time for the gym! She is very excited to become part of the Ritchie Marketing team!

Ray has over 45 years’ Foodservice experience, covering Restaurant Management, Distributor Sales Rep, Broker Sales, National Account Manager, Regional Sales Manager, and National Sales Manager positions. Ray joined R.M.I. in August 2016 as an Account Executive, dedicated to SYSCO Cleveland.

Ray and his wife Linda, have been married 38 years. They have 2 grown children. Ray’s passion is singing in the church choir and his boat; “ALLEGRO”. He just completed service to his Yacht Club as Commodore for the 2016 season.

Tony joined the RMI team in May of 2012. He has been married to Julia for 22 years. He has two sons, Sean and Shane and has lived in Loveland, Ohio for 12 years. Tony is active in his church and also enjoys coaching and volunteering for his kids sports teams and enjoys playing golf.

A graduate of Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia with a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Tony has spent over 27 years in the food service business as a Restaurant Owner/Operator, Manufacturer’s Sales Representative, District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, and National Accounts Sales Manager.

Mark comes to us with 11 years of operational experience in the restaurant industry in both front and back of the house with national restaurant chains as well as 18 years of experience in the food broker industry. He graduated from the University of Rio Grande in southern Ohio with a degree in Business Management and credits his jobs while in college leading to his chosen career path in the industry.

In his spare time, Mark is a weekend warrior in golf, loves to travel, attend muscle car shows, and watch his nieces and nephews grow into young men and women. An avid college sports fan in general, an OSU Buckeye fan specifically and a general fan of good people and good food!

Ken joined Ritchie Marketing in August of 2016, after 16 years as a distributor sales rep. Prior to that, he worked in the foodservice industry since 1978, starting in hourly positions, then being promoted into supervisory and general manager positions.

Ken is married to Amy, and they have a teenage daughter named Martha. They enjoy spending time together with their family, which also includes 5 dogs and two cats, traveling, dining out and entertaining friends, attending auctions, Cedar Point, and music (attending concerts). Ken also plays the guitar.