Angelica Corp ropes in Van Vliet as President & COO, effective June 6
02 Jun '05
2 min read
Leading healthcare linen management services provider Angelica Corporation announced it had hired David Van Vliet effective June 6, 2005 as President and Chief Operating Officer. Steve O'Hara will continue as Chief Executive Officer.
Most recently, Mr. Van Vliet was President & CEO of Growing Family, Inc a leader in infant photography in hospitals and customized marketing to young families. Prior to Growing Family, Mr. Van Vliet held sales and marketing positions with Nabisco, Jacobs Suchard/E. J. Brach, Inc., and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Van Vliet, a 1977 graduate of Dartmouth College , will relocate to Angelica's Atlanta offices and oversee all operations.
Commenting on the appointment, Steve O'Hara, Chief Executive Officer, noted, “We are delighted to be adding an executive of Dave's caliber to Angelica. Dave's experience in providing world class customer service to the healthcare industry will be invaluable to us as we seek to widen our lead in healthcare linen services. Providing unsurpassed customer service is the cornerstone of everything we seek to accomplish, including increased organic revenue growth and gross margin improvement. Dave's expertise in this area is a major addition to Angelica.”
Separately, Angelica announced that Paul Anderegg had resigned as President of Angelica Textile Services. These operations will now report directly to Mr. Van Vliet. Mr. O'Hara said, “We are very grateful to Paul Anderegg for his five years of leadership. Paul contributed significantly to our growth the last few years, during a period of excessive energy costs and labor strife. We wish him well in his future endeavors.” ip. Paul contributed significantly to our growth the last few years, during a period of excessive energy costs and labor strife. We wish him well in his future endeavors.”
Angelica Corporation: traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AGL, is a leading provider of textile rental and linen management services to the U.S. healthcare market.
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