ALPHARETTA, Ga., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Angelica Corporation has announced an organizational transformation that will allow it to expand its position as the national leader in healthcare linen management while making needed internal changes that focus its resources on meeting the needs of their customers.
Angelica Corporation is the leading provider of textile rental and linen management services to the U.S. healthcare market. The organization provides laundry and linen management services to hospitals, long term care facilities, and out-patient medical practices from 26 service centers across the nation.
Steve O'Hara, President and CEO, will be taking on the new role and responsibilities of Chairman and Stuart Murray has been named to the CEO position effective immediately. Stuart was formerly managing partner of OMC Group, a consulting firm specializing in mergers, acquisitions and organizational transformations. His experiences range from $100 billion international conglomerates to small entrepreneurial organizations. Stuart has guided transformations that have resulted in significant step changes in cost reduction, profitability and shareholder value. Lew Belote recently joined Angelica as its new CFO. Lew was previously the CFO of Move, Inc.
The Angelica strategy of being the "National Strength…Local Solutions" provider will allow for more regionalized decisions in line with individual customer needs. According to Murray, "Angelica's business is localized in nature. This transformation process enables us to do things better, simpler, faster, and most importantly, be more responsive to customer needs and expectations in each local market."
The changes within the organization include realigning strategic markets into five business units or regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central, Southwest and Northern California. These changes take effect immediately and will allow Angelica Corporation to more effectively provide its customers with responsive customer service and products tailored to their individual needs.
SOURCE Angelica Corporation
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