Harvard Companies' Leadership Positions for Further Growth

MIAMI, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Harvard family of building services companies, has announced that effective October 1, 2020, Stanley K. Doobin has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for Harvard Maintenance and Harvard Protection Services. This role has been honorarily left open since the passing of company founder, Leo Doobin, in 2001. Nathalie Doobin remains as CEO and Owner of Harvard Services Group. To continue to meet the high level of service and safety provided by its employees for its growing client base, Harvard has continued to invest and strengthen its executive leadership team; and is pleased to share the following:

    --  W. Carl Drew is promoted to the role of President, Harvard Maintenance. 
        Carl joined Harvard in 2014 as CFO in conjunction with opening the new
        headquarters in Miami. Carl's role was further expanded in 2017 when he
        assumed the role and responsibility of COO.  In his new role Carl will
        bring together the safety, operations, sales and marketing, and
        financial organizations under a cohesive strategic umbrella.
    --  David Alito continues to serve in the role of EVP, Harvard Protection
        Services.  He leads all aspects of the security organization including
        Operations, Business Development, Administration and Support.  David
        joined Harvard in 2015 and is a security industry veteran with over 25
        years of experience.
    --  Toni Spinazzola continues to serve in the role of Chief Human Resources
        Officer.  She plays a key role in executing Harvard's "People First"
        strategy and has been instrumental in codifying Harvard's core values.
        Toni joined Harvard in 2017 and has over 25 years of human resources
        experience.
    --  Brian Rauch continues to serve as General Counsel and has responsibility
        for all legal matters including employment issues, service and vendor
        agreements, corporate transactions, and union relations.  Brian joined
        Harvard in 2014 after a career in private practice representing clients
        in real estate, building services and construction.
    --  Pat Mullin is promoted to the role of Chief Operating Officer, Harvard
        Maintenance with responsibility for all Harvard operating regions.  Pat
        has been with Harvard for over 24 years and most recently served as EVP
        Operations for the Northeast Region, where he led growth in one of the
        most competitive markets of the US.
    --  John Rowley continues to serve as EVP Central Region, Harvard
        Maintenance with responsibility for Midwest and West region building
        operations.  John joined Harvard in 2008 and has helped drive Harvard's
        geographic expansion and entry into new verticals.
    --  Dave Domlija was promoted to the role of EVP Client Engagement, Harvard
        Maintenance with responsibility for continually evolving our client
        success model to ensure client satisfaction and improved client
        outcomes.  Dave is an industry veteran who joined Harvard in 2006
        through the acquisition of Elite Maintenance, which he owned and
        operated.
    --  William Velez recently joined Harvard in the role of CIO.  William's
        core accountability is to ensure that IT adds the maximum value to our
        organization to facilitate the ongoing success of the business.  William
        has over 20 years of technology experience and has held several CIO
        roles before joining Harvard.
    --  John Summers joins Harvard in the newly created role of Chief Growth
        Officer and will lead the Sales, Marketing, Strategy, and Client Service
        Excellence organizations.  John brings over 25 years of leadership
        experience in the real estate, energy, and facilities markets.
    --  Lourdes Pineda joins Harvard in the role of Chief Financial Officer. 
        Lourdes is an experienced financial executive with more than 20 years in
        the cruise, hospitality, and real-estate industries.

"We have methodically built our organization with an eye on client success, service excellence, and the safety and well-being of our people. With this executive team, Harvard is positioned to exceed our customer expectations, tackle the challenges faced by our industry and community at large, and plan the path forward with our clients and our employees," said Stan Doobin, CEO. "I am very proud of our team today and look forward to our continued growth into the future".

About Harvard

The Harvard companies consists of four affiliated companies owned by the Doobin family, which includes the following:

    --  Harvard Maintenance - the largest family-owned janitorial service
        company in the United States.
    --  Harvard Protection Services - a protection services organization that
        provide security policing and related guard force services.
    --  Harvard Services Group - a 100% woman-owned organization that provides
        janitorial and other building services to a range of businesses
        nation-wide.
    --  Harvard Shared Services - a centralized infrastructure designed to bring
        best practices in back office support to internal and external clients.

By placing service quality above business volume, the Harvard Companies have grown to over 10,000 employees and provide services in 48 states. The growth stems from being client-centric and providing unique differentiators including Service Excellence, the Inverted Pyramid® philosophy, and Innovation leadership.

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