- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
C. William Pollard
ServiceMaster Company
1983 - 1993
Services
b. 1938
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Wheaton College |
| Graduate | JD, Northwestern University |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1938 |
| Birthplace | Illinois (IL) |
| Race | White |
Pollard led ServiceMaster’s dramatic growth and diversification through the acquisitions of Terminix, TruGreen/ChemLawn, Merry Maids, and American Home Shield. During his tenure, Pollard continued ServiceMaster’s 22 consecutive years of revenue and profit growth – building the revenue from $234 million to $6.4 billion.