RH Peterson Company, a leading manufacturer of premium gas grills and gas logs, has announced that industry veteran Robert J. Dischner has joined the company as vice president of marketing. In this role, Dischner will develop and lead marketing strategies that will drive the company’s continued growth in the years ahead.

“We’re thrilled to announce that Robert Dischner has joined RH Peterson,” Leslie S. Bortz, president, states. “Bob is a terrific addition to our management team. With more than 30 years of fireplace experience, Dischner brings seasoned marketing skills and unique talent in new-product development. His intelligence, reasoning capacity, and sound judgment will truly help our company to reach the next step in our growth. We are fortunate to have a man of Bob’s caliber at RH Peterson.”

Jerry Scott, vice president of sales and marketing, adds, “Many of us here at RH Peterson have known Dish for a long time. We all like and respect him, and can’t think of anyone in our industry who would be better for RH Peterson. I look forward to working with him to build our brands and to help us with the many products we are bringing to the market in the near future.” Dischner joins RH Peterson after more than 30 years with Lennox Hearth Products.