Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The ServiceMaster Company – Downers Grove, Illinois
C. William Pollard joined ServiceMaster in December 1977 as Senior Vice President. On January 1, 1980, he was appointed to the position of Executive Vice President of the Health Care Division. In November of that year, he assumed the responsibility of Chief Operating Officer of the company and in May, 1981, he was named President and Chief Operating Officer; in May, 1983, President and Chief Executive Officer; and effective June 1, 1990, he was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. ServiceMaster is the leader in producing the services of professional cleaning, termite and pest control, maid service, lawn care, and appliance maintenance and repair. Service is provided to over 2.5 million residential and commercial customers, worldwide. Mr. Pollard is a graduate of Wheaton College and received his J.D. degree from Northwestern University School of Law in 1963. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Gary-Wheaton Bank, Herman Miller, Inc., Hospital Research and Educational Trust (an affiliate of the American Hospital Association), The National Committee on Quality Health Care, and a number of charitable and religious organizations. “To grow and succeed in business, people must not only do things right, but also must do the right things.”
