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Every Step Is One Step Closer to a Healthier Heart and a Healthier San Diego

The American Heart Association 25th Anniversary Heart and Stroke Walk is about a week away. “We are very pleased with the way everything is coming together,” explained 2016 San Diego Heart and Stroke Walk Chair Tom Gildred, CEO of San Diego based Emerald Textiles. “It is turning out to be one of the most successful Heart and Stroke Walks…READ MORE

Emerald Textiles announces Tom Gildred is Finalist in SDBJ 2016 Most Admired CEO Awards

Emerald Textiles is pleased to announce that the company’s CEO, Tom Gildred, was named a finalist in the San Diego Business Journal’s Most Admired CEO awards. The annual award recognizes local industry leaders who have taken the lead in driving their business and the local economy. This is Gildred’s s…READ MORE

Emerald Textiles announces Tom Gildred is 2016 American Heart Association Heart & Stroke Walk® Chair

Emerald Textiles is pleased to announce that its CEO, Tom Gildred was named chair of the 2016 American Heart Association’s (AHA) San Diego Heart and Stroke Walk. In 2015, the American Heart Association’s San Diego Heart and Stroke Walk had over 10,0…READ MORE

Emerald Textiles is proud to announce, CEO Tom Gildred is Finalist in 2014 Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards

San Diego, California, December 10, 2014 – Emerald Textiles is pleased to announce that its CEO Tom Gildred was named a finalist at the 2014 Ernst & Young National Awards. The national awards were hosted by Seth Myers of Saturday Night Live fame in Palm…READ MORE

Gildred Named Entrepreneur of the Year

Tom Gildred, founder and chief executive of , an industrial laundry based in Otay Mesa, received an Entrepreneur of the Year award earlier this month, the company said June 20. The award recognizes outstanding entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence a…READ MORE

Ernst & Young announces Emerald Textiles CEO Tom Gildred is the Entrepreneur of the Year® 2012 Award Winner

San Diego, California, June 20, 2012, – Ernst & Young LLP just announced that Tom Gildred, CEO of , a leading provider of commercial healthcare linen services in San Diego, received the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2012 Award…READ MORE

San Diego winners announced: Ernst and Young’s business awards

Ernst & Young has announced the winners of its in the San Diego region. The winners are: • Arthur Gruen, CEO – EA Health Corporation • Scott Dennis, CEO and Alex Kunczynski, President – D&K Engineering, Inc. • Jon Sundt, CEO – Altegris In…READ MORE

Tom Gildred Finalist in San Diego 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year®

SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2012 – Emerald Textiles is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer, Tom Gildred, was selected as a finalist for the 2012 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordi…READ MORE

Ernst & Young announces finalists for the 2012 EOY Awards in San Diego

Ernst & Young announced the 18 finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in San Diego. The awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and extraordinary success in such areas as innovation, financial performance and personal…READ MORE

Emerald’s Gildred Honored Twice in San Diego

Local biz journal, bank announce winners of 5th annual awards program For the second time in December 2011, an outside group has recognized CEO Tom Gildred for excellence in executive leadership. Based in San Diego, Gildred was named on Dec. 8 as one of 18 …READ MORE

Tom Gildred Wins the San Diego Business Journal Most Admired CEO Award

Emerald Textiles is proud to announce that Chief Executive Officer, Tom Gildred, won the “Most Admired CEO” Award in the Large Privately Held Company category. The Journal created this event to “recognize dynamic business leaders and role models, sel…READ MORE

Tom Gildred Announced Finalist in Vistage 2011 National Member Leadership Awards

SAN DIEGO, December 9, 2011 – Vistage International, the world’s leading CEO peer advisory membership organization, announced the winners of its 2011 Member Leadership Awards. The Vistage Member Leadership Awards honor the inspiring business and community …READ MORE

Local Business Leaders Honored in 5th Annual Most Admired CEO Awards

SAN DIEGO, December 8, 2011 – Local chief executive officers were honored in the 5 Annual Most Admired CEO Awards, presented by the and Bank of America Corporation. The awards program, one of the largest of its kind in San Diego, was held December 8 at the Par…READ MORE