The ServiceMaster spinoff of American Home Shield will be overseen by a former Ingersoll Rand executive with experience in corporate spinoffs and their development

Dion Persson has been appointed senior vice president of business development for ServiceMaster Global Holdings, the Memphis-based provider of residential and commercial services, the company announced on Monday, Oct. 2.

2. ServiceMaster Appoints Persson To Lead American Home Shield Spinoff - Tuesday, October 3, 2017

The ServiceMaster spinoff of American Home Shield will be overseen by a former Ingersoll Rand executive with experience in corporate spinoffs and their development.

Dion Persson was appointed senior vice president of business development for ServiceMaster Global Holdings, the Memphis-based provider of residential and commercial services, on Monday, Oct. 2.

3. Terminix Priority of ServiceMaster New CEO Nik Varty - Tuesday, August 1, 2017

The new CEO of ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. said his first priority at the helm of the Memphis-based domestic and commercial services provider is to fix the company’s Terminix division.

4. TruGreen Hires New CFO As It Looks to Drive Growth - Saturday, July 29, 2017

Memphis-based TruGreen has named a new chief financial officer as current CFO David Martin transitions into the new role of vice president of sourcing and accounting.

5. Gillette Out, ServiceMaster to Spin Off Unit - Thursday, July 27, 2017

To Memphians, Rob Gillette is the ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. leader who moved the company’s headquarters from East Memphis to Downtown and put the old Peabody Place Mall back in use.

6. TruGreen Hires New CFO As It Looks to Drive Growth - Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Memphis-based TruGreen has named a new chief financial officer as current CFO David Martin transitions into the new role of vice president of sourcing and accounting.

7. Show Time - Saturday, June 11, 2016

For the first time in years, the Peabody Place mall was packed. On June 3, hundreds of ServiceMaster employees and a handful of business and government leaders ushered in One ServiceMaster Center, a multimillion-dollar headquarters for Memphis’ fourth-largest public company.

8. Scotts LawnService to Merge With TruGreen - Saturday, December 12, 2015

Memphis-based TruGreen Holdings Inc. is merging in a joint venture with the Scotts LawnService division of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. of Marysville, Ohio.

9. Scotts LawnService to Merge With TruGreen - Friday, December 11, 2015

Memphis-based TruGreen Holdings Inc. is merging in a joint venture with the Scotts LawnService division of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. of Marysville, Ohio.

10. Snapshot: Memphis-Based Public Companies - Saturday, May 30, 2015

Here's a look at what's going on at the dozen public companies headquartered in Memphis:

AutoZone Inc.

AutoZone Inc. is one of the largest auto parts retailers and distributors in the U.S., with a store count of 5,476 as of Feb. 14. Since 1998, the company has repurchased $15.7 billion worth of its own shares. At the end of March, AutoZone continued its share buyback program with the authorization to buy back another $750 million in company stock. The company followed that news with plans to pursue a $650 million debt offering to be used for “general corporate purposes.” – Andy Meek

11. ServiceMaster Ups First-Quarter Earnings - Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. posted first-quarter earnings of $28 million, the company reported Tuesday, April 28.

12. ServiceMaster Posts 2014 and Fourth-Quarter Revenue Gains - Thursday, February 26, 2015

Sales of new services at Terminix, the acquisition of Home Security of America Inc. and organic growth at American Home Shield prompted Memphis-based ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. to post increases in revenues Thursday, Feb. 26, for the year 2014 and the fourth quarter of the year.

13. ServiceMaster Begins Trading on NYSE - Thursday, June 26, 2014

The parent company of Memphis-based ServiceMaster Co. LLC began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, June 26, in an initial public offering of its common stock.

The move to the market comes a day after ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc. announced it was pricing the offering of 35.9 million shares at $17 per share. The pricing was below analysts’ estimates of $18 to $21 per share.

14. ServiceMaster to Spin Off Struggling TruGreen - Thursday, November 14, 2013

The ServiceMaster Co. plans to spin off its TruGreen lawn care business at the end of 2013 after several years in which the Memphis-based collection of residential- and commercial-services companies has struggled with the right business model for the TruGreen brand.

15. Gillette Named New ServiceMaster CEO - Saturday, June 22, 2013

Robert J. Gillette is the new CEO of The ServiceMaster Co.

Gillette takes the helm of the Memphis-based residential and commercial service provider immediately with his appointment Tuesday, June 18, by The ServiceMaster board.

16. Gillette Named New ServiceMaster CEO - Thursday, June 20, 2013

Robert J. Gillette is the new CEO of The ServiceMaster Co.

Gillette takes the helm of the Memphis-based residential and commercial service provider immediately with his appointment Tuesday, June 18, by The ServiceMaster board.

17. TruGreen Sags ServiceMaster Earnings - Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The ServiceMaster Co. saw operating revenue and operating income decline during the first three months of 2013.

18. ServiceMaster Reports "Disappointing" First Quarter - Tuesday, May 14, 2013

The ServiceMaster Co. saw operating revenue and operating income decline during the first three months of 2013.

19. Mullany Resigns as ServiceMaster CEO - Saturday, April 13, 2013

Hank Mullany has resigned as CEO of The ServiceMaster Co. effective Friday, April 12.

Mullany’s resignation was announced Friday along with the appointment of John Krenicki Jr. as the Memphis-based company’s interim CEO.

20. ServiceMaster Revenues Increase - Thursday, March 31, 2011

Hank Mullany’s tenure as CEO of The ServiceMaster Co. begins Friday at the Memphis headquarters of the company that includes Terminix, TruGreen, Merry Maids and other residential and commercial services.

21. ServiceMaster Names Mullany New CEO - Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Hank Mullany, former executive vice president of Walmart U.S. and president of Walmart’s northern business, will become the new CEO of Memphis-based The ServiceMaster Co. at the end of March.

22. ServiceMaster CEO Retires - Friday, September 10, 2010

The CEO of ServiceMaster, who led the company during the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Illinois to Memphis, is stepping down.

J. Patrick Spainhour, who has served as chief executive officer of The ServiceMaster Co. since 2006, is retiring from the company at the end of the year. A search for his successor will start immediately.

23. ServiceMaster Shareholders Approve Merger - Monday, July 2, 2007

The ServiceMaster Co. shareholders late last week approved a merger agreement allowing the acquisition of ServiceMaster by a corporation called ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc., formerly CDRSVM Topco Inc.

24. ServiceMaster Shareholders Approve CD&R Merger - Friday, June 29, 2007
The ServiceMaster Co. shareholders on Thursday approved a merger agreement allowing the acquisition of ServiceMaster by a corporation called ServiceMaster Global Holdings Inc., formerly CDRSVM Topco Inc.

25. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Thursday, November 18, 2004
Burlington Northern

Burlington Northern

Buys Lamar Property

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. has purchased two acres at 4770 Lamar Ave. for $1.3 million, according to The Daily News Public Records Database, www.memphisdailyn...

26. Archived Article: Daily Digest - Monday, September 15, 2003
Ky

Ky. Bank to Buy

Four UP Branches

Whitaker Bank Corp. of Kentucky has signed a letter of intent to buy banking offices in Corbin and Williamsburg, Ky., from Union Planters Bank. Pending due diligence review, negotiation of a definitive ag...