Kent, Ohio – The Davey Tree Expert Company announced the promotions of Dennis Jenkins, Lou Stevens and Laura Wimer.
Davey promoted Jenkins to serve as a senior account manager. Jenkins joined Davey Tree in 1989 as a groundman. He moved through the crew level roles until being promoted to general foreman in 1999. In 2005, he was promoted to supervisor and later that year he was named account manager.
“Dennis has been with Davey for almost 30 years now and his dedication never wavers,” said Doug Bour, utility operations manager, Mid-Atlantic region. “He builds and maintains excellent relationships with clients and I know he will keep his focus on excellent client service in this new role.”
Also, Davey promoted Stevens to serve as regional vice president of PG&E operations at Davey Tree Surgery Company, a subsidiary of Davey Tree. Stevens joined Davey in 1976 as a groundman and has held several roles of increasing responsibility since then. Most recently, he served as operations manager for Davey Tree Surgery.
“Lou has been with the company for over 40 years now,” said Larry Evans, vice president and general manager of Davey Tree Surgery. “His dedication and strong client relationships have been a constant throughout his Davey career and he is more than prepared for success in this new role.”
In addition, Davey promoted Wimer to serve as director of client experience, Eastern Utility. Wimer joined Davey in 2008 as an operations administrator in the Utility department, and in 2015, she was promoted to financial manager of Eastern Utility.
“Laura has demonstrated great commitment to our clients, operational teams and industry,” said Brent Repenning, executive vice president of the U.S. Utility and Davey Resource Group. “Her ability to connect with clients and her dedication to constant improvement have set her up for success as she takes on the new role.”
