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May/June 2021
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
TRANSITIONS
Larry Evans
Larry Evans has been promoted to
executive vice president and general
manager of the Davey Tree Surgery
Company, a subsidiary of Davey Tree.
"Larry's impact on the Surgery
Company over his entire career, but
particularly over the past four years,
cannot be overstated," said Pat Covey,
Davey chairman, president and CEO.
"Larry's relentless drive and work ethic
have led him and his team to many
successes for the company and our
clients in the western United States."
DAVEY NAMES EVANS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
& GENERAL MANAGER, DAVEY TREE SURGERY COMPANY
Evans started his career at Davey in
1980 as a groundsperson and moved
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 in
2003 to operations manager. In 2006,
Evans was named vice president and
in 2012 was promoted to senior vice
president. His most recent promotion
was in 2017 to vice president and
general manager of the Davey Tree
Surgery Company.
Evans is an International Society of
Arboriculture (ISA) Certified Arborist
Utility Specialist
®
and past member of
the Davey President's Council, whose
members brainstorm and research
new ideas related to the company's
operations and present them to
management for review and
consideration for implementation.
He was also a recipient of Davey's
Outstanding Manager Award in 2004.
"
To be a Davey climber, you've got to be ambitious.
You have to want it. And you've always got to be
willing to learn, be open to new experiences, and
be safety minded. The trees will definitely teach
you a thing or two.
"
FRANK ARTHUR
foreman, Chesapeake office
PERSEVERANCE
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