Seattle-based SanMar Corporation, a leading supplier of imprintable apparel and accessories, has hired Russ Wenter and Phil Osborn to the industrial laundry team.
Wenter will serve as the industrial laundry territory manager for the Western U.S. He comes to SanMar with over 30 years of uniform rental industry experience. Most recently, Wenter was a regional sales manager at R.L. Williams Company, where he was responsible for growing national accounts and acquiring new industrial laundry accounts.
“I’m excited about this opportunity with SanMar—a company known for its depth of inventory and focus on the customer,” said Wenter.
Osborn, the industrial laundry territory manager for the Eastern U.S., has been in the industrial laundry business for over 20 years. Osborn started his career at Alsco as a route rep and then moved into sales, management and marketing. Prior to joining SanMar, he worked for G&K Services for 12 years.
“I’m proud to be a part of SanMar and help grow our customers’ businesses,” Osborn said.
“I’m thrilled to have Russ and Phil on the team,” said Barb Herman, industrial laundry national manager. “We have 100 years of industrial laundry experience among the three of us! And we’re dedicated to using that expertise to help our customers build their businesses.”
SanMar Corporation is a leading supplier of wholesale apparel and accessories including Nike Golf, Columbia Sportswear, OGIO, Red House, New Era, Port Authority, Port & Company, District Threads, CornerStone, Sport-Tek and Precious Cargo. A family-owned and operated business since 1971, SanMar Corporation is based in Seattle with six national distribution centers.
For more information on SanMar Corporation, visit www.sanmar.com.
