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Join members of the enterprise safety team while we explore why Safety Matters to the Aramark community. On this episode of Mark This, we explore Aramark's safety culture, the backbone of a company that delivers ultimate hospitality to millions of people every day. Safety is not a reactionary process consisting only of a team or procedures to be deployed when things go wrong; it is truly a constant heartbeat and a mindset within the company culture with which to conduct business, anticipate and prevent issues before they occur, and to improve functions in ever-evolving partnerships. Access the episode transcript here.
Todd Gardner, Vice President for Safety and Risk Control
Todd has been with Aramark for the past 15 years holding various roles, the last 10 with the safety team supporting multiple business units in the US and Canada. A graduate of The Florida State University, Todd holds a BS in Accounting and is a certified Lean Six Sigma practitioner. Todd has been happily married for 30 years and spends his free time volunteering extensively with youth programs in his community, working in his garden, and corralling his two rescue pit bull puppies.
Lara Malatesta, Vice President for Food Safety and Management Systems
Lara is passionate about helping the people she serves make better business decisions, create safer workplaces, and positively impact communities. Lara has had the opportunity to advance EHS and food safety within large, complex, and dynamic corporations within the education, healthcare, sports, leisure, and energy industries for over 20 years. She currently is the Vice President of Food Safety and Management Systems for Aramark, supporting more than 250,000 employees in the US and globally.
Lara earned a BS in Environmental Resource Management and an MS in Environmental Pollution Control from Pennsylvania State University and gives back to her community through on-going volunteer and board commitments. She lives outside Denver, Colorado, with her husband and three young sons. Their life is full - spending time outdoors camping, hiking, concert-going, and cheering on their favorite (often rival) sports teams.
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About Aramark
Aramark (NYSE: ARMK) proudly serves the world’s leading educational institutions, Fortune 500 companies, world champion sports teams, prominent healthcare providers, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and numerous municipalities in 19 countries around the world with food, facilities, and uniform services. Because our culture is rooted in service, our employees strive to do great things for each other, our partners, our communities, and our planet. Aramark ranked No. 1 In the Diversified Outsourcing Services Category on FORTUNE’s 2022 List of ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ and has been named to DiversityInc’s “Top 50 Companies for Diversity” list, the Forbes list of “America’s Best Employers for Diversity,” the HRC’s “Best Places to Work for LGBTQ Equality” and scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index. Learn more at www.aramark.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
