Dillon StewartApr 26, 2017
Steve Marshall, executive vice president and assistant to the president, retired after 40 years of service to The Davey Tree Expert Co. Marshall, who retired April…
Dillon StewartApr 19, 2017
LandCare promoted Jared Rice to regional manager for Northern California. Rice joined LandCare in 2008 and most recently served as branch manager of the Dallas/Fort Worth location. He's also led…
Dillon StewartAug 16, 2023
JCB appointed Richard Fox-Marrs as president and CEO of JCB. Additionally, he is responsible for production at JCB North America's Savannah headquarters. Fox-Marrs is a 26-year veteran of…
Dillon StewartMar 22, 2017
Akehurst Landscape Service, a full-service landscape company headquartered in Joppa, Md., is recognizing two employees celebrating their 25th anniversaries with the firm. David Guzman started working in…
Dillon StewartFeb 8, 2017
LawnStarter, an on-demand maintenance service, hired Zak Cocos as vice president of growth. Cocos began his career at Indeed, where he advanced from intern to senior director of…
Dillon StewartAug 15, 2023
Jody Shilan is stepping down as executive director of the New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association (NJLCA) to "focus his energies working as an industry consultant, speaker and writer…
Dillon StewartJan 11, 2017
Tim Zech resigned as president of United Turf Alliance (UTA), a company that markets turf protection products under ArmorTech and Optimizer brand. Zech, who was with the company for…
Dillon StewartDec 21, 2016
Davey Tree Expert Co. promoted Don Roppolo to manager of arboricultural training. Roppolo started his career in 1998 as a research technician for the Morton Arboretum. He joined…
The Toro Co. named Rick Rodier vice president of its Sitework Systems business. Rodier, who previously served as general manager for Sitework, has been with Toro since…
Dillon StewartNov 22, 2016
LandOpt, a provider of landscape business tools, named Don Evans president of the company. Evans brings diverse experience, beginning his career as a corporate lawyer. He has a bachelor's in international affairs and…
Dillon StewartSep 28, 2016
Nicholas Sucic is retiring as vice president and controller of Davey Tree Expert Co. Executive officer Thea Sears, currently serving as assistant controller, will replace Sucic, whose retirement is effective Dec. 31.…
Dillon StewartSep 7, 2016
Esterline Landscape, based in Central Florida, named Geeta Singh-Knight CEO of the company. She replaces Dan Esterline, who has served as CEO since 2006. Singh-Knight has 25 years of…
Dillon StewartAug 6, 2018
Davey Tree Expert Co. promoted Katie Harper to recruiter/trainer. A two-time Arbor Grant scholarship recipient, Harper began her career at Davey as an intern with Davey's King of…
Morbark President James Shoemaker Jr. retired after 13 years with the company. He will continue as a consultant for the company, which was acquired by Stellex Capital…
Dillon StewartFeb 27, 2023
LandOpt CEO Tim Smith stepped down after 12 years with the national network of landscape contractors. Smith, who had served as CEO for the past eight years, will continue to…
Monarch Landscape Holdings, a private-equity backed family of landscape companies, welcomed Jeffrey Colton as president of the company's construction division. Prior to joining Monarch, he served as senior vice president…
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) Foundation named Kent Miller its foundation chair. Miller is the president of Caretaker Landscape & Tree Management. The 25-year-old foundation—which has an 18-person board…
Dillon StewartMay 11, 2016
Cherry Lake Tree Farm and LegacyScapes took part in Florida's Agriculture Literature Day, an initiative helping to make agriculture accessible and exciting to young minds across…
LM StaffAug 15, 2023
Signature Landscapes in Reno, Nev., named Tim Laskowski, Tim Scott and Sal Perez as partners of the company. Laskowski is the installation division manager and senior estimator. He's held several leadership positions…
The National Association of Landscape Professionals Political Action Committee (NALP-PAC) named its board of directors. Those named to the board will serve as ambassadors for the…
The National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) selected Barry Troutman, Ph.D., as its new technical adviser. Troutman, a 38-year veteran of the industry, most recently served as director and…
Dillon StewartFeb 3, 2024
Spring-Green Lawn Care Vice President Terry Bradford retired after 34 years with the company. He was also COO of the Spring-Green-owned Superior Lawns. Rich Helfrich, a nine-year veteran of Spring-Green, assumed Bradford's…
Swingle Lawn, Tree & Landscape Care’s arborist Jeff Stimson has retired. Stimson started in the green industry in 1983. With experience in tree diagnostics, pruning, lawn care, landscape…
Dillon StewartFeb 3, 2016
McFarlin Stanford, a business coaching firm, named Chris Psencik vice president of construction operations and sales coaching practices. Psencik graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelor's in…
