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The Davey Bulletin | September/October 2017
DAVEY PEOPLE
REPENNING NAMED EXECUTIVE
VICE PRESIDENT OF U.S.
UTILITY AND DRG
Brent Repenning,
executive vice president
of U.S. Utility and the
Davey Resource Group
Brent Repenning has been promoted to executive vice
president of U.S. Utility and the Davey Resource Group.
"Through Brent's many years with the company, he's
shown an unmatched ability to successfully attack any
challenge he confronts," said Pat Covey, President and CEO
of The Davey Tree Expert Company. "He's a true leader in
the sense that he not only delivers results in numbers, but
he also has a knack for bringing on and retaining excellent
people for our company."
Repenning joined Davey in 1994 as an intern/data collector
with Davey Resource Group and held positions of increasing
responsibility until becoming vice president of eastern
operations for DRG in 2009. In 2010 he was named
vice president and general manager of DRG. In 2016 he
expanded his role to include eastern utility services and was
promoted to senior vice president of Davey Resource Group
and eastern utility operations. Repenning holds a bachelor's
degree in forestry from The Ohio State University.
INA NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE
PRESIDENT OF THE DAVEY INSTITUTE
AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
Gregory Ina has been promoted to executive vice president
of The Davey Institute and employee development.
"Greg's promotion to executive vice president is a testament
to his strong leadership, diverse skill set, and innovative
business strategy," said Pat Covey, President and CEO of
Davey. "He will play a critical role in the continued growth
of the company and positioning Davey as the innovators
of the industry."
Ina began his career with Davey 22 years ago as a geographic
information systems intern with the Davey Resource Group.
In 2006 Ina was promoted to general manager of the Davey
Institute, and in 2009 he was named vice president and
general manager of the Davey Institute. Ina has had several
different roles of increasing responsibility in his time with
the company. Most recently, his leadership role was
expanded to include management of recruiting and
employee development. He holds master's and bachelor's
degrees from Kent State University, specializing in
geographic information systems.
Gregory Ina,
executive vice president
of The Davey Institute and
employee development
