American Home Shield Names Philipp Von Holtzendorff-fehling Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

American Home Shield Names Philipp Von Holtzendorff-fehling Vice President and
Chief Marketing Officer

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 6, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Home Shield, the
nation's leading provider of home protection plans, today announced the
addition of Philipp von Holtzendorff-Fehling to its senior leadership team as
vice president and chief marketing officer.

"Philipp is a hands-on, innovative leader who understands how to engage with
consumers in a meaningful way," said Mark Barry, president of American Home
Shield. "I'm excited about the thought leadership and strategic capabilities
he brings to our team, not only in marketing, but also in other critical areas
such as business intelligence and customer relationship management."

Von Holtzendorff-Fehling joins American Home Shield from The Dallas Morning
News Group, where he served as chief marketing officer. Previously he held a
senior executive role with PreClarity, an analytics and business intelligence
company that helps customers leverage information to improve performance,
increase loyalty and profitability. Prior to that, he served as vice president
of marketing for T-Mobile USA, and vice president of International Customer
Relationship Management for T-Mobile International/Deutsche Telekom, leading
efforts in 14 countries. He has also led marketing and customer relationship
teams in the banking and tourism industries.

American Home Shield, which founded the home warranty industry more than 40
years ago, is a subsidiary of The ServiceMaster Company, one of the nation's
largest residential and commercial service providers. In addition to serving
more than 1.3 million home protection plan customers, American Home Shield now
offers preventative maintenance plans in 48 states. It also recently launched
Contractor Finder, a free online resource that connects consumers with local
service providers, as well a membership program (currently available in
limited markets) offering discounts on a variety of home- and
lifestyle-related consumer products and services.

About American Home Shield

American Home Shield founded the home warranty industry in 1971 and remains an
industry leader, servicing more than 1.3 million customers across 49 states.
In addition to its core focus on home protection plans, the company also
issues and administers preventative maintenance contracts on major home
systems and appliances in 48 states across the country. The Memphis-based
company operates three customer service centers, employs approximately 1,600
employees and has a national contractor network made up of over 10,000
independent home-service contractors. American Home Shield is a subsidiary of
The ServiceMaster Company, one of the world's largest residential and
commercial service networks. The company's brands include Terminix, TruGreen,
American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and
AmeriSpec.

About ServiceMaster

With a global network of more than 6,900 company-owned, franchised and
licensed locations, Memphis-based ServiceMaster is one of the world's largest
residential and commercial service networks. The company's high-profile brands
are Terminix, TruGreen, American Home Shield, ServiceMaster Clean, Merry
Maids, Furniture Medic and AmeriSpec. Through approximately 21,000 corporate
associates and a franchise network that independently employs over 31,000
additional people, the ServiceMaster family of brands provided services and
products to approximately 8.1 million customers during the last twelve months.
Our market-leading brands provide a range of residential and commercial
services including termite and pest control; lawn, tree and shrub care; home
warranties and preventative maintenance contracts; furniture repair; home
inspections; home cleaning; janitorial services; and disaster restoration. Go
to www.servicemaster.com for more information about ServiceMaster or follow us
at twitter.com/ServiceMaster or facebook.com/TheServiceMasterCo.

Alison Boyle

901-597-8336

Alison.boyle@servicemaster.com

Nicole Ritchie

901-597-8336

Nicole.ritchie@servicemaster.com

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