Univar Names President and Chief Executive Officer
Univary announced the appointment of John J. Zillmer as president and chief executive officer. Gary Pruitt, non-executive chairman of the board, announced his plans to retire as chief executive officer last April.
Zillmer joins Univar after serving as chairman and chief executive officer of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. from 2005 until it merged with Republic Services in December 2008. A Fortune 500 company and publicly traded on the NYSE, Allied was the second largest non-hazardous solid waste company in the United States with 2008 sales in excess of $6.5 billion.
Prior to joining Allied Waste, Zillmer spent 30 years in the managed services industry, most recently at ARAMARK Corporation, provider of food, uniform and support services. He served as president of the Food and Support Services group and executive vice president of ARAMARK Corporation until January 2004. As president of the Food and Support Services group, he was responsible for both domestic and international operations with revenues of $8 billion and 200,000 employees worldwide. During his 18-year career with ARAMARK, Zillmer held a number of senior management positions including president of the company’s International business and Business Services group.
Zillmer received an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School at Northwestern University. He is currently on the board of directors at Reynolds American, Inc. and Ecolab, Inc.
Pruitt will assist during the transition and remains as Univar non-executive chairman of the board.
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