Monthly Archives: November 2023

Ecoserv Expands Leadership Team

By |2023-11-29T14:32:58-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecoserv Group (formerly Ecocleen Services Ltd.) has expanded the company’s leadership team with the addition of two executives. Dees Maharaj has been named chief sales officer (CSO). He has more than 15 years of sales experience in the facilities services sector. Maharaj joins Ecoserv from Bidvest Prestige in South Africa, where he was the chief sales and ...

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Genesis Biosciences Receives Three Cardiff Business Awards

By |2023-11-29T14:32:59-06:00November 29, 2023|

Genesis Biosciences recently received three Cardiff Business Awards. The seventh-annual awards program recognized the top businesses in Cardiff, Wales for their contributions to such markets as life sciences and the digital economy, Wales 247 reports. Genesis Biosciences was honored with the program’s top award, the Cardiff Business of the Year Award, as well as the ...

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Pilot Chemical Names New CEO

By |2023-11-29T14:33:01-06:00November 29, 2023|

Pilot Chemical Co. promoted Mike Clark to CEO, effective January 1, 2022. Clark has more than three decades of experience in the specialty chemical industry and joined Pilot in 2018 as chief operating officer (COO). He has been leading Pilot since January 2021, when he was named president and COO. “Mike has made a tremendous ...

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Sodexo Among Top Corporations for DEI

By |2023-11-29T14:33:02-06:00November 29, 2023|

Sodexo was named a Best-of-the-Best Corporation for Inclusion by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC). The NGLCC’s annual designation recognizes corporations for their commitments to being a global leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Sodexo was one of 50 companies worldwide to be named a Best-of-the-Best Corporation. “Sodexo is a proud champion of ...

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ISS Updates Leadership Team Structure

By |2023-11-29T14:33:03-06:00November 29, 2023|

ISS recently announced several appointments and structural changes to the company’s executive leadership team, effective January 1, 2022. Pierre-Francois Riolacci, CEO of ISS Europe, announced his departure from the organization. The company’s Europe region, which had been managed as one business division, will be organized and managed as two separate regions: Northern Europe—consisting of Denmark, Norway, ...

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New GBAC Academy Training Course to Reinforce Infectious Disease Awareness for Business Professionals

By |2023-11-29T14:33:04-06:00November 29, 2023|

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, today launched a new GBAC Academy training course focused on increasing knowledge of cleaning for health for individuals in all businesses. The new course, “Infectious Disease Awareness in the Workplace: COVID-19 Considerations,” highlights how pathogens spread and cause illness and the role that proper hygienic ...

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ISSA Applauds House Passage of Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

By |2023-11-29T14:33:06-06:00November 29, 2023|

On December 8, 2021, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 (OSRA21, HR 4996) by a vote of 364-60. In August 2021, U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-CA-3) and Dusty Johnson (R-SD-at-large) introduced this bipartisan legislation that would update the Shipping Act to recognize the significant changes to the international maritime transportation system ...

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ISSA Celebrates 2021 Achievement Awards Honorees

By |2023-11-29T14:32:40-06:00November 29, 2023|

ISSA has announced the 2021 ISSA Achievement Awards honorees. The annual awards program recognizes cleaning industry professionals who are committed to changing the way the world views cleaning. The honorees were celebrated during a ceremony on November 18 at ISSA Show North America 2021 in Las Vegas. “The ISSA Achievement Awards recognize both seasoned professionals ...

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Area Distributors General Manager Announces Retirement

By |2023-11-29T14:32:41-06:00November 29, 2023|

Kevin Slough, longtime general manager for Area Distributors Inc., has announced his retirement. Slough has been with the Quincy, Illinois-based distributor for more than 46 years. The company was founded by his father, D.R. Slough, in 1974 and later sold to a new ownership group in 2020. In recognition of his continued support of ISSA ...

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Ecolab Names New CFO

By |2023-11-29T14:32:41-06:00November 29, 2023|

Ecolab Inc. has appointed Scott Kirkland chief financial officer (CFO), effective January 1, 2022. Kirkland has been with Ecolab since 2005, serving in a variety of financial leadership roles during his 15-year tenure. He currently serves as the company’s corporate controller and senior vice president. Kirkland succeeds Dan Schmechel, who has decided to step down after ...

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