Merry Maids

Merry Maids

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Service
Founded	1979 (1979)
Headquarters	Memphis, Tennessee
Key people	Thomas J. Coba, President Randal Isaacson, President Joe Chaves, Chief Operating Officer
Parent	ServiceMaster
Website	merrymaids.com merrymaids.ca

Merry Maids is a franchisor which sells and supports residential cleaning services franchisees throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, using the “Merry Maids” trademarks.

History

• 1979 - Merry Maids was founded in Omaha, Nebraska by Dallen Peterson. Dallen worked with his family to create the company's system and franchise the company.
• 1980 to 2000 – further expansion of The ServiceMaster Company’s Consumer Services business formed a network of service companies, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, including ServiceMaster Clean, Terminix, TruGreen, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic, and AmeriSpec.
• 1988 – ServiceMaster Brands purchases Merry Maids.
• 2007 – Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. (CD&R), based in New York City, New York, acquired The ServiceMaster Company.
• 2011 – Hank Mullany, a former Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. executive, appointed as CEO for all ServiceMaster brands. And, Thomas J. Coba, former COO of Subway, named President of ServiceMaster franchise brands, including ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec.
• 2014 – Joe Chaves, formerly the Vice President of Franchise Fperations for sister company ServiceMaster Clean, appointed as Chief Operating Officer for the company, replacing Brent Armstrong in the role.^[1]

Organizational structure

Merry Maids has 1,400 independently owned and operated franchises worldwide. It is a subsidiary of The ServiceMaster Company.^[2]

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