people Rystedt To Succeed Persson As SCA CFO SCA’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Executive Vice President Lennart Persson will retire on July 1, 2014, after contributing to SCA’s growth in a number of senior positions since 1987, according to a press release. Fredrik Rystedt, 49, will succeed Lennart Persson. According to the release, Fredrik will become a member of SCA’s corporate senior management team and will be employed from March 1, although he will formally assume his position on July 1, 2014. Fredrik Rystedt has extensive experience at the chief financial offi -cer position gained at a number of companies. “With his long and relevant experience, Fredrik Rystedt Fredrik Rystedt is an excellent successor to Lennart Persson. Lennart is and has been a valuable key asset of the company. Through his extensive knowledge, professionalism and commit -ment, Lennart has added significant value to SCA, particularly in our journey of change toward becoming a leading global hygiene and forest products company,” said Jan Johansson, president and chief executive officer (CEO). “Tim brings a wealth of experience in serv -ing in the markets that we focus on in Kimberly-Clark Professional and he understands our channels, our customers and our competitors, which will help us ensure we are creating truly exceptional experiences for our customers every day,” said Elane Stock, group president for Kimberly-Clark Professional. “We have worked with Tim over the years while he was leading JanPak, a major dis -tributor of our products, and we are excited to have someone of his talent and leadership to join our team,” Stock added. “I am thrilled to be joining Kimberly-Clark Professional, not only because of the great brands and value they bring to their custom -ers, but because we share similar values, including putting our customers at the heart of what we do. I am also very excited to be joining such a highly engaged and commit -ted team because I believe that sustainable customer loyalty can only be delivered by a team who believes in their unifying mission and in each other,” said Feeheley. floors in school colors to provide an atmo -sphere in which students, teachers and administrators can take pride. Peterson was presented with the award during a special ceremony held Thursday, December 12, 2013, at the NVHS auditorium. Each finalist in the contest also will receive more than $1,000 in supplies for his or her school from Rubbermaid Commercial Products and $250 in gift certificates from Cintas, which include options for Carhartt outerwear and facility service supplies. “We were blown away by the response we received from this competition,” said Dave Mesko, senior director of marketing and strategy, Cintas. “Kids and parents really rallied behind their janitors and encouraged friends and family to vote. It shows how these janitors go above and beyond their duties of keeping the school clean and the invaluable role they play in the school community.” Spartan Chemical Promotes Regional Manager Spartan Chemical Company announced the promotion of Bucky Snell to the role of regional manager of the Cincinnati region, effective last November, according to a press release. Bucky Snell Snell most recently worked for Lupin Pharmaceuticals based out of Balitmore, Maryland, as a sales representa -tive in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. According to the release, in addition to his extensive sales experience, Snell worked as a golf pro for the Charwood Country Club in Columbia, South Carolina. Snell holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentra -tion in supply chain management from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, the release noted. CM Cintas Names Janitor Of The Year Nearly 100,000 votes were tabulated, and Cintas Corporation announced that Patrick Peterson of North Valleys High School (NVHS) in Reno, Nevada, was the winner Patrick Peterson of its 2013 Janitor of the Year contest, according to a press release. Peterson will receive a $2,500 cash prize and an additional $2,500 in Cintas products and services for his school. According to the release, Peterson is the first to arrive every day — sometimes as early as 4 a.m. — and he has identified creative solutions to keep the facilities clean. Peterson repainted walls and carpeted Kimberly-Clark Professional Hires New VP Kimberly-Clark Professional introduced Tim Feeheley as the vice president for Kimberly-Clark Professional North America, according to a press release. Feeheley joins Kimberly-Clark Professional from JanPak Inc., a $240 million provider of facilities maintenance and packaging sup -plies and solutions based in Davidson, North Carolina, where he was president. For daily industry news, sign up for CM e-News Daily at www.CMMOnline.com/Sign-Up. Please send any news or press releases to Editor Phillip Lawless at [email protected]. 18 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • January 2014
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