around the industry People Diversey Chairman Takes Leave Of Absence Diversey Inc. has announced that S. Curtis Johnson will take leave of absence, nam-ing Helen Johnson-Leipold as chairman. The announcement came after the notice from Johnson that he was resigning from the board of directors and taking a leave of absence as chairman. Johnson told the board he is taking a leave for personal reasons. Johnson-Leipold, a member of the board of directors for both Diversey Holdings and Diversey Inc., is chairman of Johnson Financial Group and chief executive officer (CEO) and chairman of Johnson Outdoors Inc. 15-year background in the janitorial industry, Purdie has previously worked with Activeion Cleaning Solutions LLC, Nilfisk-Advance Inc. and Minuteman International in high-level positions covering distribution, man-agement and sales. Huber Inc.; Brian Schultz of Grand Rapids Community College; Lynda Boomer of Michigan State University; Cheri Holman of Hurst Mechanical; Victor Tvedten of Catalyst Partners; and Steve Hassevoort of InForm Architecture. Mourning The Passing Of A Friend On January 5, 2011, Michele Budreaux , vice president of sales for KleenRite Equipment, lost her fight with cancer. Having spent over 20 years with KleenRite, Budreaux was well-known in the industry. All who were acquainted with Budreaux knew her to be very tenacious, never want-ing to give up on anything. KleenRite and Budreaux’s son, Kyle, thank all who called with concern and sup-port throughout her fight and for their condo-lences since her untimely death. News Dosatron Celebrates 25 Years Dosatron International Inc. is celebrating 25 years of providing superior water-powered chemical dosing technology. Since the first Dosatron was manufac-tured, superior engineering has been a goal. Over the last 25 years, there have been innovative changes such as simplified motors, materials that are more chemical-resistant and diaphragm technology. Nilfisk-Advance Salesman ‘Gets The Ax’ Most companies recognize their salesper-son of the year with an award; but, at Nilfisk-Advance Inc., it’s a tradition to “give them the ax.” Winning the distinguished 2010 Salesman of the Year award was District Manager Jim Brazil , whose territory covers the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. Brazil was “given the ax” at the compa-ny’s annual North American Sales Meeting, which included a formal dinner and awards ceremony. Brazil joined Nilfisk-Advance in 2005 and has consistently displayed great pride in his job and a determination to bring his territory to new heights. ServiceMaster Names New CEO Hank Mullany , former executive vice president of Walmart U.S. and president of Walmart’s Northern business, became the new chief executive officer (CEO) of ServiceMaster Company at the end of March. Mullany succeeds J. Patrick Spainhour , who recently announced his retirement. Attendees of the Clothesline Fresh Laundry and SparClean Warewash seminar. Spartan Holds Sales Seminar More than 65 industry professionals from across the United States, the Caribbean and Mexico converged at Spartan Chemical Company Inc. headquarters on February 21 to take part in a Clothesline Fresh Laundry and SparClean Warewash seminar. The seminar featured two class levels for sales technicians and service repre-sentatives, and attendees learned about Spartan’s laundry and warewash products, as well as sales techniques. A parallel session was held with advanced training for individuals who have been ser-vice representatives for at least two years. West Michigan USGBC Board Named The West Michigan Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced their 2011 Board of Directors. Officers include: Renae Hesselink of Nichols Paper and Supply as chair; Steve Willobee of Soils and Materials Engineers Inc. as vice chair; Earl Eddy of Kingscott Associates as treasurer; and Nick Carlson of Goodwill Industries of Grand Rapids as secretary. Board members include: Scott Whisler of Grand Valley State University; Kris Ford of Owens-Ames-Kimball Company; James McCarty of Fishbeck, Thompson, Carr & ProTeam Announces Canadian Hire ProTeam Inc. is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Scott Purdie in the role of Canadian sales manager. With an extensive Scott Purdie Anago Recognized By Entrepreneur Magazine Anago Cleaning Systems has been named 8 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • April 2011
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