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6 THE DAVEY BULLETIN | March/April 2026 Davey Names Repenning President, Specialized Services and Emerging Businesses The Davey Tree Expert Company is proud to announce the promotion of Brent Repenning to President of Specialized Services and Emerging Businesses. "Brent's success in growing the businesses he has led and implementing creative processes unique to those businesses, combined with a natural curiosity to learn about new and emerging tech- nologies and business opportunities, makes him a natural fit for this segment of our company," said Davey Chairman, President and CEO Pat Covey. In his new role, Repenning will continue oversight of Davey Resource Group, a subsidiary of Davey Tree. Repenning also will continue to serve as an officer of The Davey Tree Expert Company and serve on the boards of several of Davey's subsidiaries. Davey continues to expand and build upon service offerings outside of the traditional areas of utility line clearance, residential and commercial tree services, and commercial grounds management. The Specialty Services team will allow the company greater flexibility to develop and grow new services outside the scope of Davey's traditional business areas. Repenning joined Davey in 1994 as an intern/data collector with Davey Resource Group (DRG) 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 Davey's Eastern Utility operations. In 2017, he was named executive vice president of U.S. Utility and DRG. Repenning is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture as well as the Edison Electric Institute and The Society of American Foresters. He holds a degree in natural resource management and forestry from The Ohio State University. Davey Names Doyle President of Davey Canada The Davey Tree Expert Company is proud to announce the promotion of James Doyle to President, Davey Tree Expert Co. of Canada, Limited. "James has 37 years of service with the Davey Company, having moved up within the organization and held almost every possible role in Residential operations over that period," said Davey Chairman, President and CEO Pat Covey. "For the past decade, James has been the leader and face of Davey's Canadian operations, serving as the company's executive vice president and general manager." Doyle serves on the Canadian board of directors and is an officer of the Canadian subsidiary and The Davey Tree Expert Company. Doyle was named vice president and general manager of Davey Canada in 2012, when Davey's previously Western Canada and Eastern Canada operations were combined into one operating group. At that time, Doyle became the first individual to serve as general manager for all Canadian operations. Doyle was named executive vice president and general manager, Davey Canada operations, in 2014. Doyle is a past director of the International Society of Arboriculture, as well as a past director of the Pesticide Industry Council and the Integrated Pest Management- Plant Health Care Council. He holds an associate degree in forestry from Sault College in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and is a Niagara Institute Leadership Development Program graduate. PROMOTIONS

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