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September/October 2022
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
NEW OFFICERS
Jed Day
executive vice president and general
manager, U.S. Residential Operations
Jed Day, executive vice president and
general manager, U.S. Residential
Operations, joined Davey in 1982 as
a supervisor trainee. After holding a
variety of positions within the utility
service line, Day transitioned to the
residential line in 1990 as a sales
trainee. He's since held positions of
assistant district manager, district
manager, operations manager, and vice
president. In 2014 he was promoted
to vice president and general manager
of residential operations, and in 2022
to his current position.
Larry Evans, executive vice president
and general manager, Davey Tree
Surgery Company, joined Davey in
1980 as a groundperson. In his first
10 years, he moved through the ranks
of climber, crew leader, district crew
leader and area supervisor. In 1997,
he was promoted to account manager
and in 2003 to operations manager.
In 2006, Evans was promoted to vice
president, in 2012 to senior vice
president and in 2017 to vice president
and general manager, Davey Tree
Surgery Company. In 2021 he was
promoted to his current position.
Jim Houston, vice president and
general manager, Eastern Operations,
U.S. Residential/Commercial (R/C)
Services and Commercial Landscape
Services, joined Davey in 1992 as
a trimmer. He has held positions of
PHC technician, sales arborist, district
manager and operations manager
for areas including the Midwest, and
eventually the Northeast U.S. In 2010
he was promoted to vice president
of Midwest U.S. R/C services and in
2022 to his current position.
Davey's Board of Directors appointed three new corporate officers within the
company: Jed Day, Larry Evans, and Jim Houston.
THREE APPOINTED AS CORPORATE OFFICERS
Jim Houston
vice president and general manager,
Eastern Operations, U.S. Residential/
Commercial (R/C) Services and
Commercial Landscape Services
Larry Evans
executive vice president and general
manager, Davey Tree Surgery Company
Each of these new officers brings a wealth of experience, proven results and a
passion for our company that we can all appreciate and admire. These three new
officers will support our company's continued growth and succession planning,
and are a testament to the talents, efforts and dedication within Davey.
Pat Covey
Davey Chairman, President and CEO
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