Our Leadership
Our Leadership
With over 100 years of combined leadership experience in healthcare textiles.
The Emerald Textiles Executive Team
Andy Kratky
Chief Executive Officer
akratky@emeraldus.com
630.796.9511
Jeff Gennuso
Chief Financial Officer
jgennuso@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Mitch Rierson
Chief Operating Officer
mrierson@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Jason Bynum
Senior Vice President
of Sales and Marketing
jbynum@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Dan Leavy
Chief Service Officer
dleavy@emeraldus.com
858.294.8911
Egbert Dugall
Vice President of Customer Service
edugall@emeraldus.com
562.844.3565
The Emerald Textiles Corporate Team
Amber Gonzalez
Vice President
Finance and Accounting
agonzalez@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Don Luckenbach
Regional Director of Operations; North
dluckenbach@emeraldus.com
650.280.4226
Jim Hernandez
Director of Engineering
jhernandez@emeraldus.com
619.838.6564
John Partridge
Director, Market & Strategic Analysis
jpartridge@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Tracy Palmer
Director, Procurement
tpalmer@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Donnie Nayeri
Director of Safety and Compliance
dnayeri@emeraldus.com
909.219.6516
John Partridge
Director, Market & Strategic Analysis
jpartridge@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Tracy Palmer
Director, Procurement
tpalmer@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
The Emerald Textiles General Management Team
Alex Gutierrez
General Manager, Phoenix
agutierrez@emeraldus.com
623.223.6804
Guadalupe Renteria
General Manager,
Orange & Los Angeles
grenteria@emeraldus.com
714.278.2749
Don Luckenbach
General Manager, Livingston & Turlock
dluckenbach@emeraldus.com
650.280.4226
Greg Zwankhuze
General Manager, Reno
gzwankhuze@emeraldus.com
775.247.6064
Randy Newton
General Manager, Las Vegas
rnewton@emeraldus.com
702.286.9985
Hugo Nuno Gutierrez
General Manager, San Diego
hgutierrez@emeraldus.com
248.877.3319
Lou Hodorich
General Manager, St. George
lhodorich@emeraldus.com
435.652.3076
Damian Sadoglu
General Manager, Colton
dsadoglu@emeraldus.com
909.825.2292 x10902
Rosario Gomez
General Manager, Pomona
rgomez@emeraldus.com
909.312.7891 x11407
Rosario Gomez
General Manager, Pomona
rgomez@emeraldus.com
909.312.7891 x11407
Stella Rancour
Assistant General Manager,
San Diego
srancour@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077 x10207
Guadalupe Renteria
General Manager, Orange
grenteria@emeraldus.com
714.278.2749
Eric Romero
General Manager, Reno
eromero@emeraldus.com
775.336.7732
Rosario Gomez
General Manager, Pomona
rgomez@emeraldus.com
909.567.1769
Jacob Nuckles
General Manager, St. George
jnuckles@emeraldus.com
760.455.1690
Oscar Rodriguez
General Manager, Colton
orodriguez@emeraldus.com
480.479.6016
Oscar Rodriguez
General Manager, Colton
orodriguez@emeraldus.com
480.479.6016
Jacob Nuckles
General Manager, St. George
jnuckles@emeraldus.com
760.455.1690
Oscar Rodriguez
General Manager, Colton
orodriguez@emeraldus.com
480.479.6016
Eric Romero
General Manager, Reno
eromero@emeraldus.com
775.336.7732
Andy Kratky
Chief Executive Officer
Andy is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Emerald Textiles, the largest acute healthcare linen service provider in the country with operations in California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona with over 2,200 employees.
Andy has been instrumental in positioning Emerald as the leading choice for healthcare’s linen and laundry service. His focus is driving value for customers, service experience, investing in people, facilities, technology, and customers. Andy’s leadership includes 15+ years of executive management, operations, strategic business development and procurement in Fortune 300 companies and large private equity firms, with 5+ years in the healthcare linen service industry. Prior to Emerald, Andy served as Chief Revenue Officer and Senior Vice President of Procurement & Supply Chain for Angelica, a national provider of healthcare linen and medical laundry services. Andy received a Business Administration Degree at Lewis University.
akratky@emeraldus.com
630.796.9511
Dan Leavy
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Dan is the Chief Operating Officer of Emerald Textiles and a founding member since 2010. Dan leads a dynamic team of operators and regional directors with oversight across business performance, operations, service, manufacturing, purchasing, equipment, and technology investments for Emerald Textiles.
Dan has always put customer service and quality first. He has held numerous leadership positions that include General Manager and Market Vice President with over 38 years of industry experience. Dan’s leadership and passion for customer service and quality have been instrumental in Emerald’s tremendous success and sustainable growth.
dleavy@emeraldus.com
858.294.8911
Chris Lake
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Chris is the Chief Financial Officer of Emerald Textiles and leads the company in building sustainable growth, value, and profitability.
Chris leads the financial team with extensive background in profit and cash flow improvement, growth, analysis, KPIs and metric tracking, process flow and improvement, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and legal risk management. Prior to joining Emerald, Christopher served over 23 years as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for multiple private equity-backed portfolio companies. Christopher earned a Juris Doctor degree from Concord Law School. He received his executive Master of Business Administration from University of Wisconsin and his Master of Science in Taxation from DePaul University.
clake@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Egbert Dugall
VICE PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Egbert is the Vice President of Customer Experience for Emerald Textiles. Egbert leads a dynamic and experienced team of account and service managers with a focus on delivering exceptional service, communication, and customer satisfaction.
Egbert has over 18 years of extensive knowledge and experience in the Healthcare Linen and Laundry industry through customer relationship management and new business development. Egbert was previously the Director of Business Development at Emerald. Prior to this, the Director of Customer Relations at Medico Healthcare Linen Service, and Regional Account Manager at Mission Linen Supply. Egbert earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from University of Phoenix and proudly served eight years in the United States Marine Corps.
edugall@emeraldus.com
562.844.3565
Dan Sanchez
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Dan Sanchez is the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Emerald Textiles. He is a business school graduate of Southern Illinois University.
Most recently he was the Chief Business Officer of North America for Eleks, a global technology consulting company. A vast majority of his career (34 years) was spent with Medline Industries. His final role was Vice President of National Accounts, where he worked closely with Group Purchasing Organizations and some of the largest Integrated Delivery Networks in the country, as well as commercial laundries throughout the USA and Canada.
Dan also spent many years on the board of the American Reusable Textile Association (ARTA) and served one term on the board of the Textile Rental Services Association (TRSA).
Dan is the proud father of 7 kids, enjoys travelling worldwide with his wife Laura, and golfing whenever he can.
dsanchez@emeraldus.com
847.668.3143
Steve Beach
CORPORATE DIRECTOR HUMAN RESOURCES
Steve is the Corporate Director of Human Resources with a diverse workforce of over 2,300 team members at Emerald Textiles. Driven by a culture that cultivates a passion in all that we do, superior performance, innovation, accountability, and collaboration, Steve’s leadership focuses on the core company’s values, maximizing and achieving workforce strategies, talent recruitment, and advancing organizational learning.
Steve has over 34 years of industry experience with specialties in labor relations, contract negotiations and contract administration. Prior to joining Emerald in 2019, Steve held the role of Regional Human Resources Manager at Mission Linen Supply for 20 years. Prior to this, he was the Personnel Director at Angelica Textiles Services West. Steve received a Bachelor of Business Administration at California State University, Fullerton.
sbeach@emeraldus.com
951.314.1738
Don Luckenbach
REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS; NORTH
Don Luckenbach is the Regional Director of Operations overseeing four Emerald Textiles processing facilities in Turlock, Livingston, and Fresno in California, as well as Reno, Nevada. Don is also the operating and General Manager of Turlock, California.
Don has held several dynamic leadership and investment stakeholder roles with more than 40 years in the Healthcare and Hospitality industry. Prior to Emerald, Don was instrumental during the acquisition bringing together two of the largest independent healthcare laundry providers in California, joining together Emerald Textiles and Encore Textiles Services in May 2017. Prior to this, Don managed the operations at Royal Laundry and servicing the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as operations in the Northern and Southern California Regions.
dluckenbach@emeraldus.com
650.280.4226
Jim Hernandez
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Jim is the Director of Engineering of Emerald Textiles and oversees a highly experienced engineering management team. Jim’s leadership and expert oversight across all of Emerald’s processing facilities provides expert support in equipment development, engineering design, product manufacturing, improving efficiencies, quality, and capacities while partnering with operators and Emerald’s supply chain.
Jim is one of the founding members of Emerald and instrumental as part of the team that developed the first state-of-the-art Emerald processing facility, outfitted with the most technologically advanced, water-efficient equipment and processes, winning the Savings by Design award and Energy Champion award by SDG&E.
Hernandez has worked in the laundry industry for more than 40 years, starting as a custodian at a linen/industrial plant in Arizona at the age of 15. His curiosity in machinery and engineering naturally led him to take engineering classes after high school. At the age 19, Hernandez was promoted to chief engineer, a position he held for different companies for the next 26 years when he joined Emerald Textiles in 2010.
jhernandez@emeraldus.com
619.838.6564
Amber Gonzalez
VICE PRESIDENT
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
Amber is the Vice President of Finance and Accounting of Emerald Textiles overseeing all functions within accounting operations, systems, revenue, payables, receivables, and external suppliers with oversight across a dynamic accounting team.
Amber has successfully led the integration onboarding with financials, accounting, and system implementation across several newly purchased facilities. Amber has over 18 years combined experience in public and private industry accounting, including extensive experience in SEC reporting, US GAAP compliance, technical accounting research, and driving cross functional process improvements to optimize business processes and drive efficiencies. Prior to Emerald, Amber was the Controller for ACEA Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to ACEA, Amber was the Associate Director of Financial Reporting at ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Amber received the Bachelor of Business Administration – Accounting at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
agonzalez@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
John Partridge
Director, Market & Strategic Analysis
John is
the Director, Market & Strategic Analysis for Emerald Textiles, the largest
acute healthcare linen service provider in the country with operations in
California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona with over 2,200 employees.
John has
nearly 30 years of experience in public and private industry including over 25
years experience in the commercial laundry industry. John has held
leadership positions in Treasury, M&A, FP&A, Real Estate, Labor Relations,
and Internal Audit. John has significant experience developing mutually
beneficial relationships with key 3rd party stakeholders, including
M&A partners, financial institutions, landlords, legal counsel, and
insurers. John received his Bachelor of
Science – Accounting from the University of Florida and his Masters – Accounting
from Florida International University.
jpartridge@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Jeff Gennuso
Chief Financial Officer
Jeff is the Chief Financial Officer for Emerald Textiles, the largest acute healthcare linen service provider in the country with operations in California, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona with over 2,200 employees.
Jeff has over 30 years of experience in public and private industry including corporate financial leadership and financial advisory roles. Jeff has served a broad range of financial and administrative leadership positions, including CFO within the healthcare services industry. Jeff is focused on adding value to all constituents including Employees, Customers, Suppliers and Investors. Jeff has held leadership positions in Finance, Treasury, FP&A, Human Resources, Information Technology, Operational Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management and Investor Relations. Jeff received his Bachelor of Science – Accounting from Elmhurst University.
jgennuso@emeraldus.com
619.330.7077
Donnie Nayeri
Director of Safety and Compliance
Donnie is a dedicated and highly experienced Engineering professional with over 25 years of experience in Leading, Training, and Motivating team members in the most challenging work environment. He specializes in operation, maintenance, training, planning, and inspection of all industrial, manufacturing, and steam power plants.
Donnie is a Veteran of the U.S. Navy and served for 23 years as a propulsion engineer in various engineering roles onboard 7 combat ships with 9 deployments. He also volunteered to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan with ground forces due to his language abilities conducting highly classified missions. Donnie’s last position with the Navy was the N4 Engineering inspector for the 3rd fleet. He directly reported to the 3rd fleet Admiral and was responsible for inspecting, training, and certifying all 3rd fleet ships’ engineering departments for deployments and combat readiness.
Upon retiring from the Navy after 23 years of faithful service, Donnie accepted the job as Colton’s Chief Engineer and later promoted to Regional Engineer, and served both Angelica and Emerald in these position since 2019.
Donnie is multilingual speaking 5 languages Fluently (English, Farsi Persian, Farsi Dari, Armenian, and Turkish) and is proficient in Spanish, French, and Arabic. He holds 2 Bachelors of Science degrees in criminal justice administration and Engineering form University of Phoenix and American Military University. He also holds a valid and current Top-Secret Clearance TS/SCI and various certifications, qualifications, and military decorations.
dnayeri@emeraldus.com
909.219.6516