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.
In this newly created COO position, Synek will oversee sales, marketing, supply chain, logistics, service and plant operations. He will report to Kim Scott, the president and CEO of Aramark Uniform Services.
“We are delighted to welcome Chris to our management team,” Scott said. “Chris brings a robust and relevant set of career experiences that will serve us well as we move through the execution phase of our strategic plan. His leadership style will complement our culture of delivering on our financial commitments while taking great care of our customers and teammates.”
Before joining Aramark in 2023, Synek served as CEO for Neovia Logistics, operating in more than 20 countries. Prior to Neovia, he held the position of president of transportation, North America, for XPO Logistics, a multi-billion-dollar division which operates in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Prior to XPO, Synek held the position of president and CEO for Tervita, a Canadian company specializing in energy and environmental waste services.
Synek worked for Cintas Corp. for the first 16 years of his career. He held the post of group vice president before he left to join Allied Waste. At that company, he held the post of senior vice president of southern operations prior to the merger with Republic Services in 2008. Following the merger, he continued as senior vice president of operations until he was appointed executive vice president of sales, marketing and operations in 2011.
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