CINCINNATI, Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert
Goldschmidt has been named President of Roto-Rooter Services
Company, effective October 1,
2020. He succeeds Rick
Arquilla, who is retiring at the end of the year.
For 28 years, Goldschmidt has been a key member of the executive
team at Cincinnati-based
Roto-Rooter, the largest provider of plumbing and drain cleaning
services in North America. He
currently serves as Executive Vice President, a role he has held
since 2015. As President, he will oversee operations, national
sales, call centers and corporate M&A activities. He will also
provide guidance to the company's manufacturing division and
franchising network. "Robert's proven track record of thought
leadership and vision will continue to be an important part of our
future success at Roto-Rooter," said Spencer Lee, Roto-Rooter's Chairman and CEO.
Goldschmidt joined Roto-Rooter's parent company, Chemed
Corporation (NYSE: CHE) in 1989. In 1992, he began his career at
Roto-Rooter as Director of Development, focusing on growing the
company via the acquisition of independent Roto-Rooter franchises.
Since then, he has completed over 100 acquisitions. In 1999, he was
promoted to Vice President and was tasked with developing and
operating a network of corporate call centers. In 2003, he added
marketing to his areas of responsibility and was promoted to the
position of Senior Vice President. Since then, Goldschmidt has also
assumed responsibility for Employee Relations and Information
Technology. In 2015, he was promoted to Executive Vice
President.
Goldschmidt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial
Engineering from Georgia Tech and an
MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Roto-Rooter's longtime President and Chief Operating Officer,
Rick Arquilla, will stay on until
his retirement at the end of 2020. Arquilla joined Roto-Rooter in
1989 as Regional Vice President and was promoted to President and
COO in 1999. During his 21-year tenure at the helm, Roto-Rooter's
annual sales grew from $280 million
to $700 million while operating
profit grew from $38 million to
$150 million.
Roto-Rooter was established in 1935 and is the largest provider
of plumbing and drain cleaning services in North America. Roto-Rooter also provides water
damage cleanup services and operates businesses in 130
company-owned territories and over 400 franchise territories,
serving approximately 91 percent of the U.S. population and 40% of
the Canadian population. Roto-Rooter also has licensed master
franchises in the republics of Indonesia and Singapore, and the
Philippines. For more information please visit
rotorooter.com.
Contact:
Paul
Abrams
(513) 762-6434
Paul.Abrams@rrsc.com
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