Linda Silverman

Executive Chair at Maintex, Inc.

Linda grew up working at Maintex during summer vacations before officially joining the family business full-time in 1978. As a woman in a male-dominated industry, Linda had to work extra hard to be taken seriously by customers and vendors. Linda’s broad expertise and customer-focused sales approach was instrumental to growing Maintex into a strong regional player.

Today, Linda is known nationally as a thought leader in the cleaning industry. With a notable gift for sales and marketing as well as an understanding of effective management, Linda has been instrumental in establishing a culture of service, stability, and longevity at Maintex.

Linda is past president of ISSA and is a current board member and founding member of the ISSA Hygieia Network for the advancement of women in the cleaning industry. She is recipient of the Jack D. Ramaley Industry Distinguished Service Award and is on the board of Network Distribution. Linda earned a BS in Psychology from UCLA.