around the industry People Spartan Announces Promotions Spartan Chemical Company Inc. recently announced the promo-tion of Jerred Attanasio to the posi-tion of regional sales manager for Spartan’s North Carolina region. Jerred Attanasio Scott McKelvey was promoted to the position of regional sales manager for Spartan’s Oregon region Both Attanasio, who has 10 years of experi-ence in the JanSan Scott McKelvey industry, and McKelvey, who has been in the mortgage business for the past 12 years, will be responsible for the service, sales and sup-port of several Spartan distributors. and will oversee and direct the efforts of strategic marketing and brand building to Network's customers, suppliers and members. Monica Saviano has been hired to the marketing team as market manager and will be responsible for market management of the health care cus-tomer segment and corporate marketing Monica Saviano communications. ISSA Issues 2010 YES Award Robert Robinson, Sr. , founder of Kaivac Inc., is the recipient of the 2010 ISSA Young Executives Society (YES) Industry Special Achievement award. The YES award rec-Robert Robinson, Sr. ognizes individuals or companies that have made significant con-tributions to the professional cleaning industry, ISSA and YES. The YES organization is designed to pro-vide leadership and networking opportuni-ties for executives in the professional clean-ing industry under the age of 45. Unger Welcomes Director Of Marketing Unger Enterprises Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Graveline as director of marketing. Graveline joins Unger with more than 17 years of commer-Jeff Graveline cial and industrial product marketing experience. Graveline’s responsibilities include mar-ket delivery of numerous new products, branding and communications for North America. BSCAI Service Employee Of The Year Named Brenda Brown of Bravo! Group Services was recently named the 2010 Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) Building Service Employee of the Year. This award demonstrates Brown’s 15-year dedication to the custodial field and is a testament to her strong work ethic and commitment to the betterment of the industry. The annual award is bestowed to the person who contributes to their role by performing the functions of their job above and beyond at all times, exhibits loyalty and dedication to their customers and is recognized as an integral member of their team. CM GREENGUARD Makes Appointment The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Englert as manager of science and standards. Englert brings over a decade of experi-ence in environmental science to GREEN-GUARD, having served as a scientist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for over four years. Trojan Battery Appoints President Trojan Battery Company recently announced the appointment of Jeff Elder to the position of president. Elder, a five-year veteran of Trojan, Jeff Elder served as chief operat-ing officer and chief financial officer guiding the strategic growth of the organization. In his new position, Elder will be respon-sible for the overall strategic management of all operations within Trojan Battery. Network Services Makes Staff Changes Network Services Company recently announced changes to its marketing department. Kevin Rudd has been promoted to chief marketing officer News and People items in “Around the Industry” initially appeared in CM e-News Daily , a daily e-mail news service for the cleaning and maintenance industry. To have your News and/or People item con-sidered for CM e-News Daily and “Around the Industry,” please e-mail your release to Associate Editor Aaron Baunee at [email protected]. To sign up for the free CM e-News Daily e-mail, log on to www.cm-enews.com. Kevin Rudd 6 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • November 2010