OSHKOSH, Wis. — Laundry equipment manufacturer Continental Girbau Inc. reports it has welcomed four new employees to its staff. All reside here, where Continental is headquartered.
“Continental, and its subsidiaries and brands, have experienced rapid growth in our quest to offer the highest-quality products, services and support to our distributor network and end-users,” says Continental President Mike Floyd. “We’re thrilled to welcome Kim Loderbauer, Melissa Nygaard, Brennan Pollnow and Madisen Sagen to our hard-working and productive family.”
Loderbauer manages the planning and production of creative projects for CCS, a Continental subsidiary offering marketing, public relations and advertising services. Backed by 20 years of graphic design, advertising and marketing experience, she works closely with CCS and Continental team members to develop marketing campaigns; design brochures, newsletters, advertisements, signage, direct-mail pieces and logos; and develop websites and web-based marketing tools. She has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Mount Mary College in Milwaukee.
Nygaard is charged with managing Continental’s Oshkosh Express Laundry Center, a card-operated laundry offering “Drop & Shop,” “Load & Leave” and drop-off drycleaning services. She recruits, schedules and directs Oshkosh Express Laundry Center staff and oversees daily cash management and inventories. Nygaard, a Ripon College graduate in psychology and music performance, brings eight years of office and retail management and inventory experience to her new role.
As Continental’s accounting associate, Sagen assists with general accounting functions, including accounts receivable and cash management of all Continental subsidiaries. She also handles customer accounts and questions. The University of Wisconsin Oskhosh graduate has five years of internship and professional experience in accounting and related fields.
Pollnow, who joined Continental in February as an inside sales and customer care associate, was promoted to a newly created position responsible for supporting lead and prospect qualification and management for the company’s industrial laundry brand, Girbau Industrial (GI). He also handles development of equipment and services proposals, oversees sale and post-sale project management, innovates sales tools, and works closely with and supports Girbau Industrial customers and distributors. The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduate has a bachelor’s degree in economics.
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