around the industry People Crown Mats Welcomes New Marketer Crown Mats and Matting is pleased to announce that JoAnne Boston has joined the company as market development man-ager. Boston brings 20-plus years of expe-rience in marketing, sales and business development and will be responsible for marketing-related channel development activities. Spartan Announces Promotions Spartan Chemical Company Inc. recently announced the promo-tions of Steve Rivera to regional sales man-ager for Metro New York City and Dusty Brown to regional sales manager for Northern Illinois. Both Rivera and Brown will be respon-sible for the service, sales and support of several Spartan distributors in their respective regions. News CIRI Releases New Dates For Symposium The Cleaning Industry Research Institute International (CIRI) has announced new dates for its 2011 Cleaning Science Symposium, “Green Cleaning & Science.” The event will be held at the Georgia Institute of Technology Conference Center in Atlanta, April 27-29, 2011. The symposium agenda will include panel discussions that address numerous topics including how the success of the green cleaning movement can be mea-sured and the environmental, economic and health benefits and tradeoffs that are associated with cleaning programs going green. Steve Rivera ACI Names Vice President Michelle Radecki , general counsel of the American Cleaning Institute (ACI), has been named vice president of the association. Radecki will con-tinue to serve as ACI general counsel, a position she was appointed to in 2006, and will be responsi-ble for managing all of Michelle Radecki ACI’s legal affairs and providing legal guidance to the association on pertinent laws, regulations and court decisions. Dusty Brown Diamond Chemical Hires Vice President Diamond Chemical Company Inc. proudly announces the addition of Michael Zibit as vice president. With over 30 years’ experience, Zibit will work with the sales force, manufacturer’s agent representa-tives, distributors and national accounts to Michael Zibit help grow their chemi-cal business. Windsor Commits To Certification Windsor Industries has announced the cer-tification of their entire sales force, upper management and marketing department as Cleaning Industry Management Standard (CIMS) ISSA Certification Experts (ICE). Dave Frank conducted a one-day train-ing and certification course where more than 60 Windsor employees successfully completed the ICE and ICE-Green Building (ICE-GB) certification. WFBSC Makes Board Appointment Tim Murch , president of Mitch Murch’s Maintenance Management Company (MMMM), has been appointed to the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) Board of Directors. The WFBSC is dedi-cated to achieving uni-versal recognition for Tim Murch the building service contracting industry and to improving the awareness, knowledge and professional competence of its worldwide membership. Geerpres Honors Manufacturer Representative Geerpres Inc. has awarded The J.J. Shearer Company as their “2010 Representative Group of the Year.” The award was earned by The J.J. Shearer Company’s dedication to Geerpres and their initiatives and for outstanding sales achievements. Powr-Flite Enlists Managers Powr-Flite recently hired two new staffers to meet its growing needs. David Miles will become the company’s first e-commerce manager, while Huong Pham has been hired as the new product marketing manager. Miles’ position was created because of Powr-Flite’s desire to grow their online pres-ence and Pham’s role will be to help the company optimize sales by spearheading the development of products that address the challenges of cleaning professionals. Diversey Enters Partnership Agreement Diversey Inc. and Green Globe Ltd. have announced a new global alliance to expand the availability of sustainability assess-8 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • March 2011
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