CLARK NAMED SALES SUPPORT ENGINEER AT LAVATEC
BEACON FALLS, Conn. — Industry veteran Scott Clark has joined Lavatec Laundry Technology Inc. as sales support engineer, the company reports.
An acknowledged equipment systems and energy conservation specialist, Lavatec says he will work with management to support the operations and sales growth of the company and report to Keith Ware, vice president of sales.
Clark recently ended a 40-year career at Victor Kramer Co., according to Lavatec. A former partner and VP of engineering services, he was serving as a senior consultant when he left the company. During his time there, Clark designed the renovation or new construction of more than 75 institutional laundry facilities and worked with many notable clients throughout the United States and the Middle East, Lavatec says.
“With Lavatec’s significant growth, we were looking for an experienced laundry design specialist,” says Ware. “Someone with Scott’s talents and experience is very rare. Having learned that he might be available, we jumped at the chance to bring Scott into the Lavatec family. Having worked with him in a previous position, I knew of his skills and abilities and believed they would be a tremendous asset to our team.”
Clark’s experience will aid in his responsibilities at Lavatec, the company says. He will support the sales team by developing layouts, drawings and mechanical requirements necessary for the implementation and installation of Lavatec products. His established network also will help in working with laundry consultants outside the United States and Canada.
“This was a very good opportunity that I could not pass up,” Clark says. “The project work, engineering and planning, coupled with the opportunity to create and assist in developing pricing, layouts, and production support, will be a good challenge for me. I’d like to help Lavatec grow while supporting the team and satisfy ownership that they made the right decision to hire me.”
Lavatec says Clark also is a skilled writer. In addition to preparing many of the reports, published articles and other documents produced at his last job, he has written extensively on energy alternatives, facilities programming, systems integration, automation, production control systems, linen conservation and financial controls.
CG WEST HIRES COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY SALES SPECIALIST
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. — Continental Girbau West recently welcomed Jason McAninch of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., to its team as commercial laundry sales specialist, the company reports. In his new role, McAninch manages on-premises laundry and commercial vended sales and marketing efforts for CG West.
“We are really pleased to have Jason join our team, as he brings several years of sales and customer service experience to CG West,” says Tod Sorensen, CG West vice president and western regional sales manager. “He’s a great person who will make it a point to exceed customer expectations through his knowledge of the industry and willingness to help.”
McAninch comes to CG West with seven years of industrial laundry chemical sales and management experience, as well as nine years of experience in construction sales and management, according to the company. His professional history includes working with customers on large-scale projects, soliciting new business and negotiating new contracts, nurturing customer retention and exceeding sales expectations.
“I joined CG West because of the company’s great people and opportunities for growth and success,” says McAninch. “I enter every deal like it may be the only opportunity to make an impression on the most valuable client of my career.”
NORMAN JOINS LEONARD AUTOMATICS’ SERVICE TECHNICIAN TEAM
DENVER, N.C. — Isaac Norman has joined the service technician team at Leonard Automatics, the company reports. His duties will include installation and customer support for Leonard products.
Leonard says Norman spent eight years in the U.S. Navy, where his areas of responsibilities included electronic diagnostics and troubleshooting, gauge calibration, and electronic repair and maintenance. His recent role as a nuclear electronics control technician included the operation and maintenance of reactor protection instruments and systems.
Norman’s Navy training will be a great asset for his role as a technician for Leonard Automatics, the company says.
NOVAK JOINS CONTINENTAL AS CUSTOMER CARE ASSOCIATE
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Continental Girbau Inc. recently welcomed Eric Novak as customer care associate, the company reports.
In his new role, the company says Novak interfaces with Continental’s customer care department to process and maintain in-house orders and shipping dates, handle warranty administration and claims processing, and assist customers and distributors with product shipping and delivery information.
“Eric comes to Continental with impressive organizational, communication and customer service skills,” says Laurie Kilgore, customer care manager. “We look forward to great things from this young man and his contributions to Continental customer care as the company grows in its ‘Setting the Standard in Customer Service’ initiative.”
Novak, a recent graduate of Fox Valley Technical College, in Appleton, Wis., has two associate degrees in applied science—one in paralegal and the other in criminal justice/law enforcement, Continental says. Most recently, he served as a paralegal intern for the Outagamie County District Attorney’s Office in Appleton. Since 2009, Novak has also served as shift manager for a pizza restaurant in Oshkosh.
“Joining Continental meant having an opportunity to become part of a family of talented professionals and overall great people,” says Novak. “I quickly realized that Continental was a place where I would feel at home—a company where I would be given a support system to be successful and build a long-term career. In my role as a customer care associate, I look forward to interacting with customers and peers in the laundry industry, while building positive new relationships.”
WECHSLER JOINS ATLAS INTERNATIONAL SALES TEAM
DALLAS — Atlas International Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipment Co., a distributor of on-premises and vended laundry equipment in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, welcomed Arthur Wechsler as the new vended laundry equipment sales manager for Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, the company reports.
His duties will be working on expanding sales and Atlas brands in the territory.
Atlas says Wechsler has been in laundry sales for more than 25 years and has specialized in the vended laundry business for the past 15 years. He has been active in developing new vended laundries, as well as replacement equipment and is aggressively getting involved with wetcleaning systems.
“I’m sure our customers have heard of him, worked with him, or are familiar with him and his work over the past 25 years,” says Ulli Mandelbaum, owner of Atlas International. “We are excited to have a person with his outstanding reputation join our sales team and help us provide that knowledge and experience in our expanding territory.”
Wechsler will be covering his territory from his office in Dallas.
PENN EMBLEM HIRES JACHETTI AS NATIONAL SALES MANAGER
PHILADELPHIA — Penn Emblem has hired David Jachetti to be its newest national sales manager, the company reports.
Penn says Jachetti will be focused in the southwestern United States.
Jachetti has 28 years of experience in the uniform market, according to the company, holding several positions with Cintas and AmeriPride, including new account manager, sales representative, sales manager, service manager and others.
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