around the industry People ProTeam Welcomes New Hire ProTeam Inc. recently hired Frank Baldwin to the role of market key account manager for the Southeast U.S. With a nine-year background in the janitorial industry, Baldwin previously worked with Activeion Frank Baldwin Cleaning Solutions LLC and Rubbermaid Commercial Products LLC covering distri-bution, management and sales. Network Services Company Makes Addition Network Services Company recently added Darren Victory to the national account development team in the role of director of health care. Victory comes to Network from Novation, a health Darren Victory care group purchasing organization (GPO), where he served as the director of surgical contract services and previously portfolio executive of support services. News Sealed Air Acquires Diversey Sealed Air Corporation and Diversey Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sealed Air will acquire Diversey in a transaction valued at $4.3 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, Diversey shareholders will receive $2.1 billion in cash and an aggregate of 31.7 million shares of Sealed Air common stock valued at $25.68 per share. SMA Amplifies With 18 New Members Strategic Market Alliance (SMA) is pleased to announce that 18 new distributors became members effective July 1, 2011. The new members are: Ace Mart Restaurant Supply of San Antonio; Adams-Burch of Landover, Maryland; Alliance Paper and Foodservice of Franklin Park, Illinois; Apache Group of Arden Hills, Minnesota; Bargreen-Ellingson of Tacoma, Washington; Borax Paper Products of Bronx, New York; General Sales Company of Ashland, Kentucky; Great Southwest Paper Company of Houston; H.C. Walterhoefer of Baltimore; Imperial Bag and Paper Company of Bayonne, New Jersey; Joshen Paper & Packaging of Cleveland; Regional Distributors Inc. of Rochester, New York; Singer Equipment Company of Elverson, Pennsylvania; South Jersey Paper Company of Vineland, New Jersey; Trade Supplies of Vernon, California; and Trimark United East of South Attleboro, Massachusetts. ECi Expand Training Team eCommerce Industries Inc. (ECi) recently announced the expan-sion of their team of industry veterans with the addition of Lauren LaRue in the role of dealer trainer. This new posi-tion will add another Lauren LaRue dedicated resource, ensuring that all users receive the premier training and personal support they have come to expect from the software company. ACI Promotes Employee The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) has promoted Kathleen Stanton to director of technical and regula-tory affairs. Stanton, who pre-viously served as associate director of scientific affairs, man-Kathleen Stanton ages global consortia on high-production volume chemicals, manages research on the environmental effects of major clean-ing product ingredients and works closely with the oleochemical industry to promote innovation. Diamond Chemical Announces New Supervisor Ed Jozak has joined Diamond Chemical Company Inc. in the position of accounts receivable supervisor. Jozak, who has over 22 years of accounts receivable/credit expe-rience, is certified in financial statement Ed Jozak analysis and has a certificate in credit, collection and financial management. HFI Adds To Advisory Board John Gayetsky, environmental manage-ment specialist for the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO), has joined the Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI) advisory board. Gayetsky, who previously served as the senior industrial hygienist and engineer with the Indoor Environments Section of the Ohio Department of Health, is also the chief executive officer (CEO) and co-found-er of Green Schools International (GSI). Fish Named Military Friendly Franchise Fish Window Cleaning has again been named a military friendly franchise by G.I. Jobs magazine. The list, which honors the top seven percent of franchises doing the most to recruit America’s veterans as franchisees, is designed to help veterans learn which fran-8 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • July 2011
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