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AMERIPRIDE SERVICES ELECTS WRIGHT NEW BOARD DIRECTOR 

MINNEAPOLIS — AmeriPride Services, a textile rental services and supply company, elected Jeff Wright to the board of directors at its June 14 quarterly meeting, the company reports. Additionally, Wright was appointed to the board’s Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee.

AmeriPride says Wright served for more than 15 years as EVP, CFO and board member for G&K Services, and he is a former chair of the TRSA board. He is also a former board member and chair of the Audit Committee for the Greater Twin Cities United Way.

Wright currently serves as a board member for E.A. Sween Company (Deli Express), Lubrication Technologies Inc. and Hawkins Inc., according to AmeriPride. He previously served as treasurer for BMC Industries, VP and treasurer for Employee Benefit Plans Inc. and audit manager for Arthur Andersen & Company.

Wright holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of St. Thomas. AmeriPride says he will replace a retiring independent director on the board and that his position is effective immediately.

TINGUE APPOINTS TWAREK WESTERN SALES REPRESENTATIVE 

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — Global laundry product supplier Tingue has named Seth Twarek as a sales representative, the company reports. 

Covering the Western region of Arizona, Utah, and parts of Nevada and Idaho, Tingue says Twarek helps laundry managers in hospitals, hotels, resorts, textile services companies and other facilities operate their machinery and equipment as efficiently, safely and cost-effectively as possible while producing the fine-quality linens customers and guests demand. 

Twarek is a former conductor with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF), says Tingue, where he was responsible for overall operations, maintenance, repairs and on-time deliveries. 

Twarek resides in Buckeye, Ariz., with his wife and two daughters.

LEONARD AUTOMATICS WELCOMES NEW CONTROLLER

DENVER, N.C. — Leonard Automatics has hired Lon Walters as its controller, the company reports. 

Walters has more than three decades of experience working at manufacturing companies, ranging from $2 million to $120 million in sales, according to Leonard. He began his career with the international “big four” accounting firm, Ernst & Young, doing audit, tax and consulting work.  

Leonard says Walters’ experience brings plant controllership, accounting and product costing experience to the company and will help Leonard keep a solid financial position as it continues to grow.

Walters is joining the company as a result of the retirement of Patti Grove, who was Leonard Automatics’ controller for 16 years.

LEWIS EARNS MBA, PROMOTED TO VP OF SALES

ACWORTH, Ga. —  Matt Lewis, Softrol Systems Inc., has graduated from the executive MBA program at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, the company reports.

In conjunction with earning his MBA, Lewis was promoted in January to vice president of sales-strategic markets for Softrol. He previously served as national sales manager, with a focus on independent accounts and new market growth. 

Lewis started with the company in 2012. Softrol says he is pioneering new sales opportunities for the company, while improving the service levels of all existing products. 

The company says Lewis’ main focus is to grow the business to outside markets and create better awareness of Softrol’s product offerings. 

Lewis and his wife, Katie, reside in Rome, Ga., with their 3-year-old, Davis.

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