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28 The Davey Bulletin | January/February 2017 TRANSITIONS Mike Schneider has been promoted to sales and service coordinator at the King of Prussia office. APPOINTMENTS Chris Fields-Johnson has been appointed technical advisor for the Mid-Atlantic region for the Davey Institute. Dylan Glazer has been appointed the Canadian Davey Resource Group (DRG) Manager at the Ancaster office. Glazer will be responsible for developing strategies and plans to achieve performance targets to optimize sales growth and develop DRG employees. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and has a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Brian Rosentreter has been appointed vice president, business develop- ment, vegetation management for the Canadian operations. Rosentreter has more than 30 years of green industry experience. In joining Canadian operations, he will be responsible for growing market presence of the vegetation management services across Canada. Nicholas R. Sucic retired Dec. 31, 2016, following 15 years of service. He was senior vice president, accounting and finance. Sucic started at Davey in 2001 as cor- porate controller. He joined Davey after a professional career that included ex- perience as both a controller and chief financial officer. He had been a partner with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP and also served as a senior vice president and CFO of Vesper DAVEY PEOPLE Joe Eisentraut retired Sept. 30, 2016, following 42 years of service. He was a mechanic at the Kent Shop. Eisentraut started as a shop crew leader at the Kent Shop in 1974 and spent his entire Davey career in the shop. In 1996 he was promoted to head mechanic. In 1999 Eisentraut worked on the company's restoration of a 1930 Model A Ford truck, which reflected a typical Davey 1930s spray truck outfit. During his career, Eisentraut also worked on developing various RETIREMENTS Corporation. Sucic's initial responsibilities included overseeing all accounting functions. In 2007, Sucic was named vice president. "Nick has served Davey Tree with distinction over the last 15 years and has made valuable contributions to the company, including financial and managerial reporting, designing and implementing internal controls, and acquisition activities," said Davey Chairman and CEO Karl Warnke. custom equipment pieces for Davey field applications. "Every day and every week are different," Eisentraut told The Bulletin in 1999. "It's definitely not a boring job." Friends and colleagues gathered for Nicholas Sucic's retirement. Pictured from left are David Adante, retired chief financial officer, executive vice president and secretary; Joseph R. Paul, executive vice president, chief financial officer; Sucic; Judy Sucic; Patrick M. Covey, president, chief operating officer; Thea Sears, controller. C. Robert Klein, retiree, passed away Oct. 22, 2016. He started his Davey career in 1948 in the billing department. In 1957 he became assistant treasurer and later corporate secretary. He retired in 1986 with over 38 years of service. IN MEMORIAM Brian Rosentreter

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