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Aramark CEO and executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, John J. Zillmer is the Aramark's CEO. Aramark has 215,000 employees, of which 56 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Aramark executive team is 34% female and 66% male.
  • 67% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of Aramark management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
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John J. Zillmer

Chief Executive Officer

John J. Zillmer's LinkedIn

Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aramark, a global provider of food, facilities management and uniform services. Director of Ecolab since 2006. Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Governance Committee.

Mr. Zillmer returned to Aramark in October 2019 as Chief Executive Officer and Director. Prior to joining Aramark, Mr. Zillmer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Univar Inc., a global distributor of industrial chemicals, from 2009 to 2012 and became Executive Chairman until December 2012 when he retired from Univar. Mr. Zillmer served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Waste Industries, a solid waste management business, from 2005 until the merger of Allied Waste with Republic Services, Inc. in December 2008. During his earlier career at Aramark from 1986 until 2005, Mr. Zillmer held various senior executive positions, ultimately becoming President of Global Food and Support Services.

Bridgette P. Heller

Board Member

Paul Charles Hilal

Vice Chairman

Davre Davidson

Founder

Henry Davidson

Founder

Lynn B. McKee

Executive Vice President

Thomas G. Ondrof

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Tom joined Aramark as executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) in January 2020. In this role, he serves as a member of Aramark’s Executive Leadership Team and is an executive officer of the company. He is responsible for overall leadership of the company’s finance, accounting, tax, treasury, auditing, financial planning, investor relations, risk management and strategy organizations.

Prior to Aramark, Tom served as Chief Financial Officer with Performance Food Group (NYSE:PFGC), a $23 billion foodservice distributor. Prior to PFG, he spent 24 years at Compass Group North America, where he served in a variety of financial and business development leadership roles, including Chief Development Officer, Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

As CFO of Performance Food Group, Tom created multiple working capital and post-IPO strategic financial initiatives. During his time at Compass, he led multi-billion dollar acquisitions, and guided a financial organization that helped propel the company to exceptional revenue and profit growth.

Prior to his time at Compass, Tom worked in planning and development at ITT Rayonier (NYSE:RYN), a Fortune 500 timberland real estate investment trust. He began his career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Tom holds an MBA from University of Georgia and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Wake Forest University.

Carl Mittleman

Chief Operating Officer

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Carl Mittleman is a Chief Operating Officer at IUP and Vice Chairman at Techniques For Effective Alcohol Management Coalition Inc and is based in Denver, Colorado. He has worked as Board Member at Cholula; Various at Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC; and District Manager at Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC. Carl attended Cornell University School of Hotel Management, Cornell School of Hotel Administration between 1993 and 1997, and Daniels College of Business between 2008 and 2009.

Lauren Harrington

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

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Marc A. Bruno

COO

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Bridgette P. Heller

Board Member

Paul Charles Hilal

Vice Chairman

Davre Davidson

Founder

Henry Davidson

Founder

Aramark board members

Name & TitleBio
John J. Zillmer

Chief Executive Officer

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Chief Executive Officer and Director of Aramark, a global provider of food, facilities management and uniform services. Director of Ecolab since 2006. Chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Governance Committee.

Mr. Zillmer returned to Aramark in October 2019 as Chief Executive Officer and Director. Prior to joining Aramark, Mr. Zillmer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Univar Inc., a global distributor of industrial chemicals, from 2009 to 2012 and became Executive Chairman until December 2012 when he retired from Univar. Mr. Zillmer served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Waste Industries, a solid waste management business, from 2005 until the merger of Allied Waste with Republic Services, Inc. in December 2008. During his earlier career at Aramark from 1986 until 2005, Mr. Zillmer held various senior executive positions, ultimately becoming President of Global Food and Support Services.

Bridgette P. Heller

Board Member

Paul Charles Hilal

Vice Chairman

Stephen I. Sadove

Board Member

Arthur B. Winkleblack

Board Member

Daniel J. Heinrich

Board Member

Greg Creed

Board Member

Karen M. King

Board Member

Kenneth M. Keverian

Board Member

Patricia E. Lopez

Board Member

Aramark leadership demographics

Aramark gender distribution in management team

  • The Aramark executive team is 34% female and 66% male.
  • Aramark is 50% female and 50% male company-wide.
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Male
66%
Company-wide: 50%
Female
Female
34%
Company-wide: 50%

Aramark executives by race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Aramark executive officers is White.
  • 67% of the management team is White.
  • 12% of Aramark's management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 10% of the management team is Black or African American.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 62% of employees are White.
  • 15% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 13% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at Aramark

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1.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2024
Pros of working at Aramark

none. soul sucking, American corporate-capitalism at its climax.

Cons of working at Aramark

no support. no leadership. no leadership development. poor/nonexistent communication strategies/practices

Aramark benefits

there are no benefits. working here negatively impacts my very soul every time I clock in.

What do you like best about Aramark's CEO and the leadership team?

there is no leadership, just a slew of self-serving bosses clambering over the backs of others doing their work for them.

How would you improve Aramark's culture?

eliminate the executive "leadership" and install conscientious, caring, pragmatic, employee-serving LEADERS.

How did you prepare for the Aramark interview?

don't. go literally anywhere else for a paycheck if you have any self respect.

How does your compensation at Aramark compare to the industry average?

pathetic

What's the diversity at Aramark like?

pathetic

What brings you the most joy at Aramark?

clocking out and trying to forget I work for such a disgrace of a business.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2023
Pros of working at Aramark

Room for growth

Cons of working at Aramark

Lack of management

Aramark benefits

Benefits are great and the room for advancement. I would like to move to more corporate areas to work in. My knowledge and experience with Aramark and owning my own company is an asset to move forward and advance my career.

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2023
Pros of working at Aramark

Timely, fast paced work

Cons of working at Aramark

too much work to do

Aramark benefits

Salary benefits, team work environment, problem solving

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2021
Pros of working at Aramark

I worked with a great team. We worked well together.

Cons of working at Aramark

Overall ,I was very happy in my last job and my employer was supportive of me within my role,The team were great, and we achieved some amazing things when I was there. However if I had to choose one thing that frustrated me slightly ,it would have to be the fact I felt ,on occasions, my skillset and qualities were not used to their advantage.I am naturally an enthusiastic,driven and competitive person, and I felt I had so much more to offer my employer.

Aramark benefits

I enjoyed paid time off,Retirement plan,Health insurance and allowed over time if needed.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2021
Pros of working at Aramark

I have always been challenged and achieving results has equaled opportunity.

Cons of working at Aramark

Consistent changes in leadership and structure.

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1.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2021
Pros of working at Aramark

good pay, decent benefits

Cons of working at Aramark

my boss, the job duties, the culture, the pace

Aramark benefits

no perks

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Aramark

Nice environment

Cons of working at Aramark

Good team working. Everyone is nice an communication is very important.

Aramark benefits

Health plan is very nice

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020
Pros of working at Aramark

Most of the sales team and the city

Cons of working at Aramark

Management and customer service

Aramark benefits

Medical and 401k

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020
Pros of working at Aramark

the structure, the training

Cons of working at Aramark

managers never letting a supervisor on how well YOU did your job?

Aramark benefits

paycheck

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros of working at Aramark

Networking

Cons of working at Aramark

Highest position was camp boss

Aramark benefits

Benefits and with experience of being in deep water offshore for 21-28 days was challenging but loved it networking with people from all sorts of backgrounds and from all over the world

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019
Pros of working at Aramark

Ability to obtain tools to improve the job at hand.

Cons of working at Aramark

Micromanaging regional management, blatant favoritism, and lack of work/life balance. Hospitality labor ratios are textbook for poor service.

Aramark benefits

Company pays for pregnancy 100%. Rare industry perk for those that have time to have a family.

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3.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Sep 2019
Pros of working at Aramark

My teammates, working helping and mentoring others.

Cons of working at Aramark

No support from the upper management team to a small account.

Aramark benefits

Weekends off and retirement benefits.

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2.0
A zippia user wrote a review on May 2019
Pros of working at Aramark

I work with some good prople

Cons of working at Aramark

Well they do not care even when a relative dies they expect you to work not allowing you to even go to the funeral. You can bet if it were a managers family member that died they would be gone.

Aramark benefits

401k

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2019
Pros of working at Aramark

Team atmosphere, accessible boss, casual dress code.

Cons of working at Aramark

Long commute

Aramark benefits

Able to work from home

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1.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Jan 2019
Pros of working at Aramark

The staff and client.

Cons of working at Aramark

Management. Seems that they do not like to compliment the employee. Will take all the credit when a job is done correctly and have no issues placing blame on anyone but themselves when a job does not go exactly a planned. They always seem to find a scapegoat. Next level up management does not seem to care nor have the backbone to step in and correct the problem.

Aramark benefits

There are no perks or benefits. Seems the only ones that get any perks are managers.

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4.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Oct 2018
Pros of working at Aramark

Summers and holidays off. No weekends. Strong bonds formed with co workers.

Cons of working at Aramark

Short staffed most of the time. Unable to retain staff. Poor pay. Upper management is a joke. Unsure how this company stays in business.

Aramark benefits

No work on weekends or holidays.

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