Charles Kiernan Appointed President of ARAMARK Food & Support Services.PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 28, 1998-- Managed Services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality Company Appoints Former Duracell President & COO Charles Kiernan has joined leading global managed services company, ARAMARK, as President of its Food and Support Services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services group. Kiernan joins ARAMARK from $2.3 billion Duracell International, manufacturer of the world's best selling alkaline batteries, where he was President and COO. ARAMARK's Food and Support Services group is the corporation's largest with annual revenues in excess of $4.5 billion. It provides food, support and facility services to the business, education, government, healthcare and recreation markets in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and 10 other countries internationally. "Charlie Kiernan brings to ARAMARK a wealth of general management and sales and marketing experience," said Joe Neubauer, ARAMARK's Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "During his 11 year career at Duracell, he helped grow the brand to the number one position with significant growth in both the U.S. and globally where, under his leadership, the company expanded its distribution to 124 countries." Kiernan joined Duracell in 1986 as Vice President of Marketing. In 1992 he was promoted to senior Vice President, Marketing and Manufacturing Operations Manufacturing operations concern the operation of a facility, as opposed to maintenance, supply and distribution, health, and safety, emergency response, human resources, security, information technology and other infrastructural support organizations. and in 1993 to President, Duracell North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . In 1994 he was appointed President and COO of Duracell International. Prior to Duracell, he served as a partner and managing director of Marketing Corporation of America. Early in his career he held key marketing positions with Standard Brands, Yardley of London and Chesebrough Ponds. Bill Leonard This article is about the California State Assemblyman Bill Leonard. For the Kung Fu Elder Master Bill Leonard please go to: Shaolin-Do William R. Leonard (born 1947) is a Republican U.S. , ARAMARK's President and COO, added that ARAMARK's Food and Support Services group was showing unprecedented levels of growth and profit. "We believe that, with Charlie Kiernan's vast experience, this growth will be enhanced." ARAMARK, which is headquartered in Philadelphia, is a $6.3 billion world leader in providing managed services food and support, uniform and career apparel, child care and elementary education, recreation and facility services - to the business, government, education and healthcare markets. The company has over 150,000 employees serving 15 million people at 500,000 locations in 11 countries every day. |
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