On Sept. 13, members of the Wisconsin Association of Textile Services (WATS) gathered at The Edgewater Resort in Madison, WI, for the organization’s Annual Conference.

Scott Garula recently was promoted to president & COO of the Rental Division at Cintas Corp., Mason, OH. Garula steps into the role vacated when Jim Rozakis advanced to executive vice president & COO at Cintas.

Aramark, Philadelphia, recently hired Chris Synek to serve as the COO of Aramark Uniform Services, effective Sept. 11, to support the company in delivering on its plan to accelerate profitable growth as it approaches the planned spin-off of the uniforms business, anticipated to occur on Sept. 30.

Standard Textile Co. Inc., Cincinnati, recently hired Jonathan Simon to serve as the company’s new executive vice president of global growth & strategy. Simon will play a key role in guiding the company’s vision and overseeing the development and implementation of global growth strategies and initiatives, according to a news release.

Supreme Laundry and Cleaners, El Paso, TX, recently promoted Brett Goldberg to president, according to a news release.

Diamond Chemical Co. Inc., East Rutherford, NJ, recently announced the addition of Matthew Merrick as national technical service manager – laundry group.

Norchem Corp., Los Angeles, recently announced that David Whiteside joined the company’s staff as their national sales manager. Whiteside is based out of Tampa, FL.

John R. Shumate recently was hired as the CFO of 1Concier, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 1Concier provides linen to the hospitality, healthcare and commercial laundry markets.

Thad Southwick recently joined LAVATEC as an application and support engineer. A linen, uniform and facility services industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience, he is based in Cincinnati and reports to President Mark Thrasher, according to a news release.

Spartan Chemical Co. Inc., Maumee, OH, recently announced the promotions of Robert Gaustad and Rony Valle to the role of regional manager.