Leading Executives in Uniform and Linen Services
Jim Barber
President & Chief Executive Officer, Vestis Corporation
Former UPS chief operating officer appointed Vestis president and CEO effective June 2, 2025, to lead the Aramark Uniform Services spinoff’s next phase.
Website | Executive bio | News release
Bryan Bartsch
President & Chief Executive Officer, Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service
Third‑generation leader who became CEO on January 1, 2024, after serving as president since 2018; guiding Ecotex’s North American healthcare‑linen growth.
Website | Company page | Industry profile
Jason Berstein
President, Nixon Medical
Family‑owned outpatient healthcare linen specialist whose president has led multi‑state expansions (including Florida and Texas) while sustaining top customer‑satisfaction scores.
Website | News (recognition) | News (expansion)
John Clark
Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Overall Supply
Third‑generation CEO overseeing one of the largest independent U.S. uniform and facility‑services providers following a planned family succession.
Website | News release (leadership)
Daniel Darr
Vice President, Strategy, Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG)
Founder of Reino Linen Service who joined HLSG as vice president of strategy after HLSG acquired Reino, helping scale a multi‑brand healthcare‑linen platform.
Company website | News release (acquisition)
Scott D. Farmer
Executive Chairman, Cintas Corporation
Longtime Cintas leader who served as CEO (2003–2021) and now serves as executive chairman, stewarding strategy at the industry’s largest player.
Don Haferkamp
President & Chief Executive Officer, Crown Health Care Laundry Services
Co‑founder who became president and CEO in 2013 and expanded Crown from one plant to a seven‑facility healthcare‑linen network across the Southeast.
Brian Herington
Chief Executive Officer, PureStar Group
Veteran operator leading North America’s largest hospitality‑laundry consolidator through multi‑market acquisitions and operational integration.
Website | Executive leadership | Industry news
Andy Kratky
Chief Executive Officer, Emerald Textiles
CEO spearheading Emerald’s rise as the West’s largest acute‑care linen processor, including the acquisition of Angelica’s West Coast assets.
Website | Leadership (bio + email) | News (M&A)
Juha Laurio
President & Chief Executive Officer, Lindström Group
President & CEO of Europe/Asia textile‑rental leader known for circular‑economy innovation and ambitious sustainability targets.
Website | About/Management | Industry coverage
Joseph LaPorta
President & Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare Linen Services Group (HLSG)
President & CEO driving a buy‑and‑build strategy that put HLSG on the Inc. 5000 and expanded its multi‑brand, multi‑state healthcare‑linen footprint.
Xavier Martiré
Chairman of the Management Board & Chief Executive Officer, Elis
Chairs the Management Board and serves as CEO of the global workwear/linen‑services giant, articulating 2025–2028 growth and cash‑generation targets.
Corporate site | Governance | IR news
Linda McCurdy
President & Chief Executive Officer, K‑Bro Linen Inc.
Long‑tenured president & CEO who built Canada’s largest healthcare/hospitality linen operator and led international expansion with a 2025 U.K. deal.
Website | IR (AGM/CEO remarks) | News (M&A)
Edward H. Orzetti
Chief Executive Officer, ImageFIRST
CEO guiding the U.S. healthcare‑linen leader’s national expansion and industry influence, including TRSA board service and major acquisitions.
Website | Leadership | News
Robert Potack
Chief Executive Officer, Unitex Textile Rental Services
Fourth‑generation chief executive overseeing Unitex’s 100‑year milestone and multi‑state healthcare‑linen network in the Northeast.
Joseph Ricci
President & Chief Executive Officer, Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA)
Association leader and industry voice who expanded certification programs (Hygienically Clean, Clean Green) and advocacy for uniform and linen services.
John Ross
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mission Linen Supply
West Point–trained operator who became CEO in 2013 and has driven Mission’s growth as a major Western U.S. family‑owned uniform and linen provider.
Website | Leadership | News
Todd M. Schneider
President & Chief Executive Officer, Cintas Corporation
Career Cintas leader named CEO in 2021; under his watch Cintas pursued (and later ended) a proposed $5.3B UniFirst acquisition in 2025.
Website | Bio | News (transactions)
Steven S. Sintros
President & Chief Executive Officer, UniFirst Corporation
President & CEO since 2017 who has kept UniFirst independent while modernizing operations and field leadership (including a new COO in 2024).
Website | Leadership | Investor news
Bob (Robert) Steiner
Chief Executive Officer, Alsco Uniforms
Fifth‑generation family CEO steering a global network and active North American acquisition program across healthcare, hospitality and industrial uniforms.
Website | Company news | Press release
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