Seeing excellent potential for growth in the home warranty industry, Mark Barry recently took reins as president of American Home Shield, the No. 1 provider of that service in the U.S.
American Home Shield and Barry’s success are strongly tied to the Carroll area’s economic health since the company, which opened a service center here 25 years ago, is one of the community’s largest employers. American Home Shield, a subsidiary of ServiceMaster, employs nearly 1,600 people at service centers in Carroll, LaGrange, Ga., and Memphis. Tenn. Carroll employs a peak of about 450-460 during the busy summer air conditioning season. LaGrange employs approximately 400 and Memphis 600.
Barry most recently served as president of United Technologies’ Automation and Control Solutions, a $3.2 billion Hartford, Conn.-based unit of UTC’s climate, control and security business. He previously served as president of GE Security-Americas before it was acquired by UTC in 2010.
http://www.carrollspaper.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=15566