John J. Zillmer is the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Aramark Corporation, a food service, facilities, and uniform services provider with revenues in excess of $16 billion in 2019. Prior to joining Aramark, Mr. Zillmer served as the Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Univar Inc., a global chemical distributor and Fortune 500 company, where he also served as a director
from 2009 to 2012. Prior to joining Univar, Mr. Zillmer served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Allied Waste Industries, Inc. from 2005 to 2008, leading an operational transformation that has become an industry benchmark. He has also served as a director of Liberty Capital Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in startups, early stage, growth equity, buyouts and acquisitions.
Mr. Zillmer currently serves on the board of directors of Ecolab, Inc. Mr. Zillmer also serves on the North American advisory board of CVC Capital Partners. He previously served on the board of Reynolds American, Inc. from 2007 until its acquisition by British American Tobacco in 2017.
Mr. Zillmer provides the Board valuable insight on business optimization and improvement, in addition to labor relations, environmental safety, logistics, corporate governance and talent management.