365 Retail Markets hires Anton Rakushkin as Chief Technology Officer and Bill Reidy as VP of Sales for North America

365 Retail Markets, a specialist in unattended retail technologies, has announced the appointment of Anton Rakushkin as Chief Technology Officer and Bill Reidy as VP of Sales for North America. This comes as two company veterans, Joe Rogan and John Chidiac, enter retirement.

Rakushkin comes to 365 with 20 years of experience in retail technology including time with Streamware Corporation and Crane Connectivity Solutions. He holds accomplishments in the areas of vending management, including the architecture of Vendmax.

"I am excited to bring my experience to the world class team at 365 and look forward to elevating their impressive accomplishments across the industry as well as extending that success to more opportunities. By understanding customer needs and providing solutions that will drive the industry forward, we will accomplish great things," says Rakushkin.

Reidy brings over 30 years of experience in sales leadership and executive management. Throughout his career, he has developed and grown businesses across various verticals and industries. Reidy has worked at well known players in the automotive technology space, such as KPA, Netsertive, and DealerMatch.

He comments: "I'm fortunate to be joining a well established team at 365 Retail Markets, and I believe that through coaching and establishing the right processes, we can expand our opportunities immensely. I am looking forward to elevating the reach and success of this organisation through the help of a world class sales team."

Joe Hessling, CEO at 365 Retail Markets, says: "Bringing experts like Anton and Bill onto the team is essential to keep up with the intense growth we are seeing in our unattended retail business.”

“We have heard for years that the market is tired of the lack of investment by the legacy VMS providers and the lack of consumer-focused features from the me-too payment terminal providers.  Anton and Bill will be focused on being sure 365 remains the global leader for decades to come."

He adds: "I would like to thank both Joe and John for helping me turn 365 into what it is today. Taking the leap to join over ten years ago was a risk neither had to take and their impact on 365, me, and the industry has been something that most don't ever get the chance to do in their careers.  I will miss working with them both but am happy for them in their next stage of life."

2024 RTIH INNOVATION AWARDS

Unattended retail technologies were a key focus area at the sixth edition of the RTIH Innovation Awards.

The awards, sponsored by Vista Technology Support, Scala, CADS, 3D Cloud, Brightpearl by Sage’s Lightning 50, Business France, and Retail Technology Show 2025, celebrate global tech innovation in a fast moving omnichannel world.

Our 2024 hall of fame entrants were revealed during an event which took place at RIBA’s 66 Portland Place HQ in Central London on 21st November, and consisted of a drinks reception, three course meal, and awards ceremony presided over by comedian Lucy Porter.

In his welcome speech, Scott Thompson, Founder and Editor, RTIH, said: “The event is now into its sixth year and what a journey it has been. The awards started life as an online only affair during the Covid outbreak, before launching as a small scale in real life event and growing year on year to the point where we’re now selling out this fine, historic venue.”

He added: “Congratulations to all of our finalists. Many submissions did not make it through to the final stage, and getting to this point is no mean feat. Checkout-free stores, automated supply chains, immersive experiences, on-demand delivery, next generation loyalty offerings, inclusive retail, green technology. We’ve got all the cool stuff covered this evening.”

“But just importantly we’ve got lots of great examples of companies taking innovative tech and making it usable in everyday operations - resulting in more efficiency and profitability in all areas.”

Congratulations to our 2024 winners, and a big thank you to our sponsors, judging panel, the legend that is Lucy Porter, and all those who attended last month’s gathering.