Superior Group of Companies Aligns Identity Uniform Divisions
August 08 2019 - 10:13AM
Superior Group of Companies, Inc.™ (NASDAQ: SGC), today announced
the combination of the Superior Identity™ and HPI™ businesses to
bring greater depth of service to all of their customers. The
new organization will adopt the HPI™ name, which is well known as a
leader in the uniform industry.
David Schechter has been named President of HPI™
to lead the combined division, including its customer support,
design and innovation centers in Georgia and Florida. David
led the Superior Identity™ business for six years and served as
Executive Vice President of HPI™ since April 2018. Throughout
David’s distinguished, successful career with SGC, spanning over 30
years, he has held key, often transformational, roles in many
uniform divisions of the company.
Ben Alpert joins HPI™ as Senior Vice President
of Business Development to lead the combined sales organization
supporting customers nationwide in all market segments. Ben,
who began his career at SGC in 2008, served as Vice President,
Strategic Development for the SGC subsidiary, The Office Gurus®,
since 2016 and Vice President of Regional Sales for Superior
Uniform Group® prior to that.
“We look forward to further establishing the
combined HPI™ as the industry leader in clothing America’s customer
facing workforce, building on the successes achieved by both
divisions. The dedicated and highly talented team throughout
the combined HPI™ will be the key to our continued growth,” noted
David Schechter.
“David and Ben form the perfect combination of
experience, energy and know-how to drive our business to new
heights. SGC has deep talent and resources, which enables us
to serve our uniform market channels better than anyone else in the
industry. Combining our identity uniform businesses creates
operational efficiencies that ensure that we are positioned
competitively for the foreseeable future,” said Michael Benstock,
Chief Executive Officer of Superior Group of Companies™.
About Superior Group of Companies, Inc.
(SGC):
Superior Group of Companies™, formerly Superior
Uniform Group, established in 1920, is a combination of companies
that help customers unlock the power of their brands by creating
extraordinary brand experiences for employees and customers. It
provides customized support for each of its divisions through its
shared services model.
Fashion Seal Healthcare®, HPI™ and CID Resources
are signature uniform brands of Superior Group of Companies. Each
is one of America’s leading providers of uniforms and image apparel
in the markets it serves. They specialize in innovative uniform
program design, global manufacturing, and state-of-the-art
distribution. Every workday, more than 6 million Americans go to
work wearing a uniform from Superior Group of Companies.
Visit http://www.superiorgroupofcompanies.com
for more information.
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