ServiceMaster
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| ServiceMaster | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1929, incorporated 1947 |
| Headquarters | Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Key people | J. Patrick Spainhour, Chief Executive Officer Ernest J. Mrozek, President and CFO Steven B. Bono, SVP for Corporate Communications James A. Goetz, SVP and Chief Information Officer |
| Industry | Service |
| Products | List of ServiceMaster brands |
| Employees | 39,000 (2005) |
| Website | www.servicemaster.com |
ServiceMaster is a privately held Fortune 500 company that provides various services to residences and firms. Its headquarters are currently located in Memphis, Tennessee after moving there from Downers Grove, Illinois in early 2007. [1] Brands operated by ServiceMaster include: TruGreen ChemLawn, Terminix, American Home Shield, Furniture Medic, AmeriSpec, ServiceMaster Clean, InStar Services Group, and Merry Maids. ServiceMaster was founded by Marion E. Wade, a minor league baseball player, as a moth-proofing company in Chicago, Illinois. It was incorporated in 1947 and expanded to franchised carpet cleaning in 1952. Its movement into business services makes it a large outsourcing company. The core services of the company include lawn care and landscape maintenance, termite and pest control, home warranties, disaster response and reconstruction, cleaning and disaster restoration, house cleaning, furniture repair, and home inspection.
ServiceMaster has more than 5,500 company-owned and franchise locations around the country. It employs 32,000 people. Its franchises are mostly in two segments: ServiceMaster Clean, a home and commercial cleaning business, and cleaning company Merry Maids.
In 2006, Executive Vice President Steven C. Preston was appointed Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
Contents |
[edit] Religion
ServiceMaster strives to be perceived as a Christian-oriented company. Representatives explain that the name ServiceMaster comes from a Christian concept called "service thy master".
The company asserts that their Christian leanings are evident in their stated objectives:
- "Honor God in All We Do"
- "Excel with Customers"
- "Help People Develop"
- "Grow Profitably"
[edit] ServiceMaster brands
- ServiceMaster Clean - established 1952 - Disaster Restoration, Janitorial and Carpet Cleaning
- TruGreen - acquired 1990 - lawn care
- ChemLawn - founded 1967, acquired 1992- lawn care
- LandCare USA - acquired 1999- lawn care
- Terminix - founded 1927, acquired 1986 - pest control
- American Home Shield - acquired 1989 - home warranty
- Furniture Medic - acquired 1996 - furniture repair
- Rescue Rooter - founded 1975, acquired 1998 - plumbing and pipe cleaning
- AmeriSpec - acquired 1996 - home inspection
- Merry Maids - acquired 1988 - maid services
- ServiceMaster Landscape - licensed in 1990 - Landscape services and outdoor lighting
- ServiceMaster Lawncare www.smlcottawa.com
[edit] Current Leadership
[edit] Former Leadership
- Carlos Cantu - President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
- Robert D. Erickson
- Donald K. Karnes
- Robert F. Keith
- Jerry Mooney
- Ernest J. Mrozek
- Brian D. Oxley
- Steven C. Preston
- Deborah A. O'Connor
- Brian D. Oxley
- C. William Pollard
- Phillip B. Rooney
- Charles W. Stair
- Eric R. Zarnikow
- Laura Hendricks - president
[edit] Buyout
In March 2007, ServiceMaster accepted a $5.5 billion buyout offer from the New York-based private-equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. CD&R is a nearly 30-year-old, private equity firm with a history of buying and selling companies. Its purchases have included Kinko's, which it sold to FedEx in 2004 for $2.4 billion, and the Hertz rental car business, which it bought with two other firms for $15 billion in 2005.
