January 2014
| Business World Magazine | 79
I
n football, it’s referred to as “having your head on
a swivel.”
In other words, being able to see all the various
moving parts on the field and recognizing how they
might impact what it is that you’re trying to accomplish.
In business, it’s often the CEO’s job to have that lev-
el of awareness, both internally and externally.
When it comes to AmeriPride – the Minnesota-based
company whose wheelhouse is in uniform rental and
linen supply – that role has belonged to Bill Evans since
he arrived in 2009.
And if you ask him what he hopes to accomplish
while he’s here, he has it boiled down to one word.
GROWTH
“AmeriPride equals growth,” Evans says. “If there’s
one thing I want people to know about our company, it’s
that we intend to grow. For the long term, that’s clearly
the backbone of any company that’s going to be sus-
tainable, and we’re no different. It’s my job to make
sure everyone is aligned to that idea, both internally and
externally.”
