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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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January/February 2018
PROMOTIONS
EVANS NAMED VICE PRESIDENT,
GENERAL MANAGER OF DAVEY
TREE SURGERY COMPANY
Larry Evans
vice president and general
manager of the Davey
Tree Surgery Company
Larry Evans has been promoted to vice president and
general manager of the Davey Tree Surgery Company,
a subsidiary of Davey Tree.
Evans started with Davey in 1980 and moved up through
the ranks of climber, foreman, district foreman and area
supervisor in his first 10 years. In 1997, he was promoted
to account manager and then again to operations manager
in 2003. In 2006, Evans was named vice president and in
2012 he was promoted to senior vice president.
"Larry has been a consistent and tenacious supporter
of his people and the Davey Company. He has a relentless
drive to improve every situation," said Pat Covey, president
and CEO of Davey Tree. "Throughout his career, he has
provided our clients in the western United States with
an unmatched commitment to safety, service and
superior performance."
Evans is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified
Arborist
®
Utility Specialist and past member of the Davey
President's Council.
MCCABE PROMOTED TO VICE
PRESIDENT, GENERAL MANAGER
FOR DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP
Jack McCabe has been promoted to vice president and
general manager of Davey Resource Group (DRG) Utility
Vegetation Management.
McCabe joined the company in 1999 as a senior consulting
utility forester on the PG&E pre-inspection account. In
2006 he was promoted to western production manager for
DRG, and then again in 2009 to western region operations
manager. In 2014 McCabe was named vice president of
operations for DRG utility vegetation management.
"Jack has a reputation for exceeding client expectations
no matter the conditions," said Brent Repenning, executive
vice president of U.S. Utility and DRG. "His role as a
respected leader, and his aptitude for problem solving have
been a vital force in the growth and development of the
company's utility vegetation management services."
McCabe has been involved with numerous industry
leadership groups in his time with DRG, including the Utility
Arborist Association, The California Urban Forestry Advisory
Committee and The California Urban Forest Council. He
served on the Davey President's Council, and he is currently
a board member of the Summit, Portage and Medina
Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross.
McCabe is a graduate of the University of California-Santa
Cruz and holds a bachelor's degree in environmental studies
and urban planning.
Jack McCabe
vice president and general
manager of DRG Utility
Vegetation Management.
