Clark Retires After 27 Years with Girbau North America
Technical Service Manager Gary Clark recently retired after 27 years of service with Girbau North America (GNA), Oshkosh, WI. Clark started with GNA at its formation in 1995 and was among the first employees hired, according to a news release.
He will be missed for his friendship and many contributions, according to GNA President Mike Floyd. “We’ve all been fortunate to work alongside Gary, to get to know him and his family on a personal level, and to call him a friend,” he said.
Throughout his long career, Clark designed and led countless service training workshops for distributors and end users, fielded a huge number of service phone calls, provided on-site technical expertise and was the go-to person for “anything product related.” He worked closely with the sales team and Girbau Global Laundry Solutions on product development and continuing improvement, and interfaced daily with GNA’s professional-distributor network. “He leaves big shoes to fill,” Floyd said.
Director of Services and Product Management Dave Mc Allister agreed. “For over 27 years the chair of technical knowledge at Girbau North America has been anchored by Gary Clark,” said Mc Allister. “Many a service technician has depended on Gary’s wealth of knowledge, experience and direction to diagnose and repair GNA laundry equipment. Gary held a high standard for anyone who called himself a technician, and rightly so, as he himself was exceedingly talented in both mechanical and electrical repairs. Girbau employees and customers congratulate Gary Clark for his years of service and dedication, which have long served the commercial laundry industry.”
Clark said that, “I want to thank all the current and past staff working at GNA for the support given to me over my tenure of 27 years. I specially want to thank Mike Floyd for the confidence he had in me when he hired me. I have truly been blessed and want to thank all the great people that have helped me achieve my lifetime goals. I always tell people that I deal with people who strive to be the best that they can be, and I have strived to do the same.”
GNA is the largest of 16 subsidiaries of Girbau Global Laundry Solutions, based in Vic, Spain. To discover more about GNA and its brands, solutions and laundry products, visit www.gnalaundry.com.