Emerald Textiles Appoints Pair of Regional Operations Directors

Emerald Textiles™, San Diego, recently announced that Don Luckenbach was newly appointed as the company’s regional director of operations for its northern territory. Additionally, Alphonso King joins the company’s leadership team as the new regional director of operations across the greater Los Angeles area, according to a news release.

Luckenbach will oversee four Emerald Textiles facilities across Turlock, Livingston and Fresno in California, as well as Reno, NV. Luckenbach will oversee this northern territory along with his current role as the general manager of the Turlock, CA, facility. King will support Emerald’s high-performing facilities and operations in Los Angeles, Orange, Pomona and Colton.

“People are the most valuable asset in any department or organization looking to be best in class,” King said. “Emerald and I share the same passion for creating high-impact, collaborative teams with exceptional operation and service.”

Prior to Emerald, King served as chief marketing officer and president of sales with NanoVapor Biotech in Houston. Prior to this, King served as founder/CEO of 360 Managed Services LLC, a full-service business development and marketing firm. Prior to 360, Alphonso was the chief of sales and marketing officer at SunShare Community Solar for the U.S. and Canada. In these roles, King was responsible for developing high-performance teams, strategic vision, business development and profitability through tactical activities across sales, marketing, operations and human resources.

Luckenbach has held several dynamic leadership roles with more than 40 years in the healthcare and hospitality industry. Prior to Emerald, Luckenbach was instrumental during the acquisition, bringing together two of the largest independent healthcare laundry providers in California when Emerald Textiles and Encore Textiles Services joined forces in May 2017. Prior to this, Luckenbach spent 15 years with Royal Laundry servicing the San Francisco Bay Area. He’s also served the Northern and Southern California Regions.

“Don has led the Northern California market prior to Emerald Textiles, and I am thrilled to have Don’s extensive leadership and support to oversee the operations in the North,” said Emerald Textiles’ COO Dan Leavy. “Don’s extensive knowledge of our business and high performance will support our performance-oriented culture where he will be key in leading our teams to higher efficiency, growth and profitability.”

For more information, visit www.emeraldus.com.