The management team at Eurest Services has been pulled from the best in the industry, bringing together a wide range of talents and experiences to inform their expert leadership of our global team.
Highlighted here are a few of the remarkable people guiding our company, with brief backgrounds that show the depth and breadth of expertise they bring to the table.
Having spent 36 years in the facilities services industry, Steve Barnett ‘s experience and passion for innovation, as well as his ability in building and leading solid management teams has made him invaluable to Eurest Services. A graduate of State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1971, Steve also received his Masters Degree in Public Administration from New York University in 1973. He became President of Eurest Services in 2011 after a four year stint as Senior Vice President. With his strong customer relations skills, Steve oversees all of our national accounts, operations of our bundled service programs, and participation in corporate sales and marketing initiatives.
For the past 27 years, Dave Spataro has worked in progressively responsible positions in operations and sales with Sodexo and Compass Group. In both companies he has been the recipient of awards recognizing him for leadership excellence, commitment to quality, service, flexibility, integrity, and professionalism. In his current role of Vice President, Dave provides leadership and oversight for our bundled services operations across the United States. His experience, people skills and leadership qualities make him a valued Eurest Services team member. Dave holds a Public Environmental Health Technology degree and resides with his family in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Dick Curry offers more than two decades of accomplishment and experience in the Service Industry in the Janitorial and Maintenance sectors of the Facility Maintenance Industry. Occupying senior management positions with ISS, The Millard Group, and OneSource/ABM over the course of 24 years, Dick began his career in the service business as a Controller and then moved into various levels of Operations and Executive Management. In his career, Dick has operated in all major U.S. markets primarily in the Commercial and Retail sectors. Dick has responsibility for the Midwest Group Retail and Commercial Operations with a revenue base in excess of million per year, 2,700 service workers and 3,400 contract sites operating in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin and Tennessee. Dick is a graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS degree in Industrial Relations and resides in the Chicago area close to his three daughters and grandson.
Greg Bogdanovich earned a BA in Economics from the University of Victoria (Victoria, B.C.) in 1985 and MBA from St. Joseph’s University (Philadelphia, PA) in 2009. Greg achieved certification as a Chartered Accountant in 1989 with distinction on the President’s Honor Roll and Certified Public Accountant in 1998. Greg is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Greg began his career in the Audit and Entrepreneurial Services Group of Ernst & Young rising to Manager during his tenure. Greg supported a consulting and audit team providing audit, tax, accounting and consulting services to wide range of clients.
Greg joined Morrison Crothall Support Service in 1993 as Vice President Finance where he gained much experience and knowledge of the contract management industry working directly with Graeme Crothall. In 1997 Greg joined Professional Services as Chief Financial Officer where he provided leadership to the company’s financial operations and contributed significantly to strategy development as a member of the Senior Management team. In early 2008 Greg joined Crothall Services Group as Vice President Finance – Operations following the acquisition of Professional Services in late 2007.
With an international financial background and over 17 years experience in food and facilities contract management industry, Greg brings a unique blend of leadership, strategic management and financial expertise to Eurest Services.
Greg resides in Westtown, PA with his family and is based in the corporate office in Wayne, PA.
Ted Finnell lives in Anthem, Arizona and is a 30-year veteran with Compass Group. Ted has demonstrated expertise in building high-performance sales teams throughout his career at Compass. Currently, as Vice President, National Accounts, he has responsibility for leading Compass Group’s regional support services and retail sales groups. Previously, Ted created an office coffee sales organization from the ground up and took over leadership of the corrections sales organization consistently improving performance of the group and leading them to exceed sales budgets. Ted is married and has two sons.
Frank Lombardi holds the position of Senior Vice President National Accounts for Compass Group. He leads a team focused on providing bundled service solutions for national and international key accounts looking to consolidate spending, reduce overall costs and enhance service delivery in North America. He has been with the group since the first national account partnership was forged in 1995. Under Frank’s leadership the team has grown from a group of three to over 20+ strong boasting a portfolio of world-class clients including Bank of America, Procter & Gamble, Wells Fargo, Pfizer, Microsoft and Shell. Prior to joining the company, Lombardi spent eighteen years with Marriott Management Services, Health Care Division in increasing leadership roles. He is married, has three children, and resides in Merrimack, New Hampshire.
Ed Alvarez is the dedicated National Safety Manager for Eurest Services (Bundled Services). Hired in January of 2006, Ed brings over 20 years of experience in the Services industry, holding a variety of positions with both ARAMARK and Marriot Corporations that ranged from HR to Safety and Risk Management. Ed graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business and a Masters degree from Loyola University of Chicago.
Well known for his outstanding leadership and communication skills, Jared Agan brings a proven track record of successful management of time sensitive and complex projects to Eurest Services. In his current role, Jared will work with our team in its quest for improved standardization and the continued localization and implementation of the Compass Service Framework.
Jared began his career with Professional Services in January 2005 as a Environmental Services Supervisor at Mercy Suburban Hospital and later at Venice Regional Medical Center. In 2006, he served as an Assistant Director at Abington Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, and was then promoted to Project Engineer . In 2007, he served as the Director of Environmental Services at St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, MD. Jared joined the Crothall team in October 2007 as part of the Professional Services acquisition.
Jared holds a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Shippensburg University and an MBA in Executive Leadership from Wesley College.
Shannon Thornton began her career as an assistant in a facilities maintenance Human Resources Department in 1991. As the company began to grow Ms. Thornton lent her expertise in several departments including accounting where she supervised a group of twelve Administrative Assistants. Ms. Thornton returned to the Human Resources Department as a Recruiter and Training Coordinator in 2004 and was promoted to Vice President of Recruiting and Training in November of 2005.
Shannon switched over to Eurest Services in June of 2010 and in her current role, she oversees the hiring and training of all management trainees. She also helps in the development of new training initiatives and Eurest Services Retainage program.
Shaun, has over 20 years of senior management experience with large multi national outsource Facilities Management and Industrial Service organizations. Prior to joining Eurest Services, Shaun served as the Executive Vice President for US Maintenance in North America, a subsidiary company of Transfield Services LTD, from 2003 until recent; and as Chief Executive Officer for Compass Group LTD in Australia in their food services and cook freeze from 1996 to 2002.
Shaun will have primary responsibility for the development of our competitive advantage in the retail market, communication and relationship management of key customers, and the management and value creation of our SMS Assist partnership.
Shaun is a graduate of the Witwatersrand University in South Africa with a degree in Hotel and Services Management; attended the Business Schools at both Witwatersrand and Monash University in Australia; and earned his Executive MBA in Brunel, London.
He is also a member of many professional associations within our industry including the International Association of Outsource Professionals, the International Facilities Management Association, and the Retail Industry Leaders Association, among others.
