ASB Names New President of Operations
December 12, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
American Solutions for Business
Faith Anderson, ASB Marketing
800-862-3690
 |  | Glenwood, MN The Board of Directors of American Solutions for Business (ASB) has named Alan Grundei President of Operations effective December 1, 2008. In his role, Grundei will be responsible for ensuring that all operations of the company meet the needs of the Sales Associates and Home Office staff. ASB founder, Larry Zavadil, will continue as Chairman of the Board and President of Sales, concentrating his efforts on sales associate needs and opportunities. Both will report directly to the Board.
Grundei comes to American with extensive experience spanning 30 years in Senior Management/Operations, most recently as the President and CEO of Dairyland Healthcare Solutions, recently renamed Healthland, a leading healthcare information system provider. Dairyland became the number one vendor to community hospitals under his leadership. Prior to that affiliation, Grundei held many Senior Management positions at McQuay International, the second largest commercial air conditioning, heating, ventilating and refrigeration company in the world. While with McQuay, Grundei led the implementation of a company-wide Oracle ERP system. |
“I’ve known Alan for many years as the CEO of Dairyland here in Glenwood, and I’m pleased to welcome him to the American family,” said Zavadil. “His experience with Oracle/PeopleSoft applications makes him uniquely qualified to assist with the coordination of our PeopleSoft integration which began this past August. We’re fortunate to have someone with his background and knowledge, and I look forward to working closely with him as we guide this great company into the future.”
About American Solutions for Business
ASB offers a wide range of business products and services including printing, advertising specialty products, office supplies, corporate apparel, marketing, e-commerce and fulfillment solutions. Founded in 1981, American has been employee-owned since 2000 and has over 1,000 employees, of which 660 are sales associates and 400 are support staff, working from the home office in Glenwood, Minnesota or in remote offices throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Website: www.americanbus.com |
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