Management Update

Four New Managers in the U.S. and Canada

Tom Anderson, former supervisor in the Steve Miller Region in New Jersey, was promoted in August to manager of Asplundh operations on the property of Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) in New Jersey. Vice President Gregg Asplundh sponsors the Tom Anderson Region.

A 46-year Asplundh veteran and a New Jersey native, Tom began his career as a climber in 1955. He advanced to foreman in 1971 and was promoted to general foreman in 1984 under now retired Vice President Harold Selvey. Tom attended the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program in 1988 and two years later, he advanced to supervisor. Tom's management responsibilities primarily include overseeing Asplundh vegetation management crews working for PSE&G in New Jersey. He is a member of the ISA and the New Jersey Shade Tree Federation.

David Fleischner, former supervisor in the Rod Cornett Region in Illinois, was promoted to manager under Vice President Carl Rogers in Australia in September. Vice President Matt Asplundh sponsors the subsidiary, Asplundh Tree Expert (Australia) Pty. Ltd.

David, a grandson of the late company founder Lester Asplundh, started working on a tree crew in the Boston, Massachusetts area in April 1998. Prior to that, he had earned a bachelor's degree in international studies from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. By 1999, David had progressed through the rank of foreman and with his promotion to general foreman, was transferred to North Carolina. In February 2000, he advanced to supervisor and moved to Illinois. With his promotion to manager, David makes his third and farthest move to Australia where he manages Asplundh operations that serve utilities and municipalities in the states of New South Wales and Queensland.

Martin Jasso, former supervisor in the Eugene Wyatt Region in Texas, was hired in August by Farrens Tree Surgeons, Inc. to be the subsidiary's new manager in Florida. Vice President Gregg Asplundh sponsors the Jasso Region.

A native of Mexico, Martin and his family moved to Texas when he was a child. He joined an Asplundh tree crew there in 1985 with two years of prior line clearance experience. Four years later, Martin advanced to foreman and in 1993, he was promoted to general foreman, overseeing outsourcing crews in several states from California to Maryland. In 1999, he advanced to supervisor of crews working for Entergy in East Texas. In his new position, Martin's management responsibilities include overseeing Farrens tree crews working for Florida Power Corp. and Tampa Electric Co. in Florida. Martin was recently recognized by the company for his outstanding performance of storm work during the Holiday 2000/2001 ice storm.

Jeff Lynch, former supervisor in the Tom Gunning Region in Arkansas, was promoted to manager in parts of Michigan in August. Vice President Keith Asplundh sponsors the Lynch Region.
Born in Massachusetts, Jeff started his Asplundh career on a tree crew in North Carolina in 1991. Four years later, he advanced to general foreman with a move to Florida and later to northern California. In March 1999, Jeff was promoted to supervisor in Arkansas and earlier this year, he received company recognition for the leadership and management skills he demonstrated in response to the Holiday 2000/2001 ice storm. As a regional manager, Jeff can now settle into his responsibilities for managing Asplundh operations on the properties of various investor-owned, cooperative and municipal accounts in central and northern Michigan. A 1998 graduate of the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program, he is an ISA Certified Arborist and First Aid/CPR instructor.

Six New Supervisors for the Tree Co. and UPT

Shannon Barrett joined Asplundh in February as a supervisor under Manager Larry Kirk in Virginia when Asplundh acquired the line clearance operations of the Bartlett Tree Expert Company. Vice President Brent Asplundh sponsors the Kirk Region.

Shannon brings to Asplundh more than 19 years of prior line clearance experience with Bartlett. Starting out on a tree crew in his home state of Tennessee, he advanced through the ranks to general foreman in 1989. Five years later, Shannon was promoted to assistant manager/superintendent, overseeing as many as 52 crews working in Tennessee and Virginia. As an Asplundh supervisor, Shannon is responsible for overseeing vegetation management crews working on the properties of AEP and Virginia DOT. He graduated from the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program in June and he is in the process of preparing for the ISA Certified Arborist exam.

Chris Eddy, former general foreman in West Virginia for Utility Pole Technologies, Inc. (UPT), was promoted in July to regional manager under Vice President Pat O'Connor. UPT is our pole inspection and restoration subsidiary, which is sponsored by Vice President Brent Asplundh.

Chris joined the company in 1999 with almost six years of experience in the field as a foreman of utility pole inspection and restoration crews. As a regional manager for UPT, Chris is responsible for overseeing pole inspection, treatment and reinforcement crews working for utilities in New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Virginia and West Virginia. He completed the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program in May. Chris holds a pesticide applicator's license for the state of West Virginia.

Larry Jones, a former general foreman in North Carolina, advanced to supervisor in June under Manager Ellis Anderson in Tennessee. The Anderson Region is sponsored by Vice President Steven Asplundh.

A 27-year company veteran, Larry joined an Asplundh tree crew in his home state of North Carolina in 1974 after serving two years in the U.S. Army. After working 11 years as a foreman, Larry was promoted to general foreman in 1988. With his advancement to supervisor, he has transferred to the neighboring state of Tennessee where he now supervises Asplundh crews working on the property of various municipal and cooperative utilities in eastern Tennessee. Larry studied tree biology at North Carolina State University and is a 1990 graduate of the Asplundh Supervisory
Training Program. He is preparing to take the ISA Certified Arborist exam and will soon join the Tennessee Vegetation Management Association.

Michael Meador, formerly a general foreman in Virginia, was promoted to supervisor in Texas under Manager Allen LeBlanc in July. Vice President Chris Asplundh, Jr. sponsors the LeBlanc Region.

With approximately five years of prior line clearance experience, Mike came to work for Asplundh as a foreman in his home state of Virginia in 1996. The following year, he was promoted to general foreman under Manager Larry Kirk and he recently took the opportunity to advance to supervisor by transferring to the LeBlanc Region in Texas. Mike is currently responsible for overseeing Asplundh crews working on the properties of Central Power & Light and various rural electric cooperatives in South Texas. He served two years in the U.S. Navy and is a May 2001 graduate of the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program. Mike is a member of the ISA and is preparing to take the ISA Certified Arborist exam.

Juan Montero, former superintendent in the Martin Arriola Outsourcing Region in Florida, was promoted in August to supervisor under Manager Ellis Anderson in Tennessee. Vice President Steven Asplundh sponsors the Anderson Region.

Born in Mexico, Juan joined an Asplundh tree crew in Texas in 1994. By November 1995, he had advanced to foreman and the following year, he was promoted to general foreman. Juan transferred to Florida in 1997 where he became a superintendent. In March, he graduated from the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program and in August, he moved to Tennessee with his promotion to supervisor. His primary responsibilities are overseeing crews throughout the state who are working on fixed price contracts and assisting in preparing unit price bids. He will soon be joining the Tennessee Vegetation Management Association.

Paul Thomas, former general foreman in Indiana, advanced to supervisor under Manager Tom Sharritts in July. Vice President Jeff Asplundh sponsors the Sharritts Region which serves parts of Indiana and Ohio.

A native of Indiana, Paul (or 'Beagle', as his friends call him) started working on an Asplundh tree crew in 1985 and the following year, he became a mowing crew foreman. In 1987, Beagle advanced to general foreman and he attended the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program in 1990. Skilled in equipment maintenance and a licensed pesticide applicator, Beagle has developed various spray and mowing pieces for right-of-way maintenance. As a supervisor, he oversees crews working on the property of Northern Indiana Public Service Co. He is a member of the Indiana Arborist Association, which honored him with their Gold Leaf Award earlier this year for his work with the Winamac, Indiana Tree Commission.

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