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November/December 2025
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
IF YOU COULD ASK DAVEY'S CEO
1 QUESTION, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Employees of Davey Tree are
incredibly fortunate to have the level
of access that they do to our Chairman,
President and CEO, Pat Covey.
Each Bulletin issue, six times a year,
employees get to hear directly from
our CEO on a specific topic.
This issue, Covey shares why he is
thankful this holiday season for
Davey's employee-ownership model
and the culture it fosters.
Earlier this year, he also shared his
thoughts on: The 2025 Employee
Experience Survey; the Davey Motive
Telematics/Camera Driver Safety
Platform; the SEED Campus; what
we learned from the employee survey
and how the company will act on
it; and how we serve our clients
through research.
In addition to his Bulletin column,
Covey also has been hosting a town-
hall broadcast via Microsoft Teams™
about every two months since 2020.
The heads of few privately owned
companies are committed to that
level of transparency.
HOW ARE THE CEO
QUESTIONS CHOSEN?
Davey's corporate communications
team supports both the townhall
and the Bulletin column, so we are
tasked with helping determine which
questions are fielded.
Matt
Fredmonsky
ROOT OF THE ISSUE
Our Mission
We exceed client
expectations.
Leadership
We take purposeful
action toward our
collective success.
Perseverance
We create solutions
to overcome
challenges.
Integrity
We are honest
and truthful in
all we do.
Safety
We protect and
care for each other.
Expertise
We use science
and knowledge
to master our craft.
Our Vision
We create and
deliver sustainable
solutions.
Stewardship
We make the world
around us better.
For the Bulletin, a list of questions is
developed based on current company
initiatives, and a combination of
internal deliberation and conversations
with Covey leads to selecting which
question he will address in each issue.
An emphasis is always placed on
topics that address an issue that has
the most potential for impacting the
highest number of Davey employees,
and priority is always given to
employee-submitted questions.
Often in the townhall, Covey is able to
field more than one question (including
the occasional lighthearted personal
question) to provide even more insight
into his leadership.
HOW TO SUBMIT A
QUESTION TO OUR CEO
Often the best questions and answers
result from topics submitted directly
by our employees.
Think about what you might ask if you
were sitting down one-on-one with
our CEO. What would you ask?
We want to hear from you, so now's
your chance.
Submit your "Ask the CEO" questions
to Bulletin@davey.com. Feel free to
include "Ask the CEO" in the subject
line, to ensure we capture your
question. If your question doesn't
make the Bulletin, stay tuned to
the townhalls, because it might be
answered there!
