10 Vestis operations leaders
Bill Seward, EVP & Chief Operating Officer at Vestis, is one of ten Vestis operations leaders listed here, alongside people who hold regional, group and strategic operations roles at the vice president level and a sales and service operations role. A reader can learn how operations leaders work at Vestis from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
AJ Cookas
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Strategic Operations · Vestis Corporation
AJ Cookas has been Vice President - Strategic Operations at Vestis Corporation since March 2025 and was Sr. Director - Enterprise Architecture at Vestis Corporation from 2023 to 2025. AJ Cookas was also Director - Business Transformation at Aramark Uniform Services from 2021 to 2023 and Program Manager at AmeriPride Services from 2014 to 2020.
Bill Seward
LinkedInExperience: EVP & Chief Operating Officer · Vestis Corporation
Bill Seward has been EVP & Chief Operating Officer at Vestis Corporation since September 2024 and has been a Member Board of Directors at TrueBlue Inc. since January 2026. Bill Seward was President UPS Supply Chain Solutions at UPS from 2022 to 2024, President Americas Region & Global Customer Solutions at UPS in 2022 and President Worldwide Sales & Solutions there from 2019 to 2022.
Chris Brady
LinkedInExperience: Group Vice President Sales and Operations · Vestis Corporation
Chris Brady has been Group Vice President Sales and Operations at Vestis Corporation since October 2025 and was General Manager at Vestis Corporation from 2019 to 2025. Chris Brady was also District Manager at Aramark Uniform Services from 2018 to 2019 and Area Manager at LA Fitness from 2008 to 2018, and is based in Westfield, Indiana.
Jason Horan
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Group Operations · Vestis Corporation
Jason Horan has been Vice President of Group Operations at Vestis Corporation since February 2024, with a profile headline of Vice President Group Operations - Southeast. Jason Horan was General Manager at Aramark Uniform Services from 2022 to 2024 and from 2002 to 2013, and was Market Manager at 7-Eleven from 2014 to 2022, responsible for a $256 million P&L.
Jesse Latshaw
LinkedInExperience: VP - Regional Operations · Vestis Corporation
Jesse Latshaw has been VP - Regional Operations at Vestis Corporation since November 2025 and describes a track record of driving margin expansion and organic growth as an enterprise operator. At Vestis Corporation, Jesse Latshaw was also Regional Vice President from 2024 to 2025 and Vice President Operations from 2023 to 2024.
Joe Alexander
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Regional Operations · Vestis Corporation
Joe Alexander has been Vice President of Regional Operations at Vestis Corporation since November 2025. At Vestis Corporation, Joe Alexander was also Regional Vice President in 2024 and Vice President Operations from 2023 to 2024, and Joe Alexander was Vice President of Operations at Aramark Uniform Services from 2016 to 2023 and Regional Vice President of Sales and Operations at Horizon Services, LLC.
John Gordon
LinkedInExperience: Vice President - Group Operations · Vestis Corporation
John Gordon has been Vice President - Group Operations at Vestis Corporation since November 2025 and lists General Manager at Vestis Corporation from 2024 to 2025. John Gordon was Service Manager at Aramark Uniform Services from 2017 to 2024, General Manager there from 2015 to 2017 and Assistant General Manager from 2013 to 2015.
Jon Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Group Vice President of Operations · Vestis
Jon Thomas has been Group Vice President of Operations at Vestis since January 2026. Jon Thomas was Region Operations Manager at Hobart Food Equipment and Service from 2018 to 2026, District Manager at Hobart from 2015 to 2018, Sales Manager at Aramark Uniform Services from 2013 to 2015 and General Manager at Coverall North America, Inc. from 2011 to 2013.
Katy Hartman-Mart
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Sales & Service Operations · Vestis Corporation
Katy Hartman-Mart has been Vice President, Sales & Service Operations at Vestis Corporation since February 2026, with a profile headline citing operational transformation, customer experience and data-driven leadership. Katy Hartman-Mart was Director, Strategic Accounts Service Operations at Aramark Uniform Services from 2018 to 2024 and Senior Manager, Service Operations there from 2016 to 2024.
Nick Thomas
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Operations · Vestis Corporation
Nick Thomas lists Vice President Operations at Vestis Corporation as a current role and has been Vice President Operations at Vestis Cleanroom Services since October 2023. Nick Thomas was Group Vice President at Aramark Cleanroom Services from 2022 to 2023, General Manager there from 2016 to 2022 and General Manager Production at Aramark Uniform Services from 2013 to 2016.
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Match the person's operations area, such as regional operations, group operations, strategic operations or service operations, to the decision you face. Weigh the region and scope in each person's title, since a national role and a regional role see different problems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your operations role at Vestis?
- 02How do you decide which operating problems to tackle first when you take on a new area?
- 03What has your own work at Vestis taught you about running operations well?
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