Management Update

New Managers in the Home Office and Overseas

Bill Fowler joined Asplundh's Equipment Department in Willow Grove as General Manager of Equipment Operations in October. He reports to Secretary-Treasurer Joe Dwyer.

Bill brings to Asplundh over 25 years of experience in fleet management and maintenance. In 1972, with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech, Bill joined the U.S. Army as an officer responsible for a combat unit and vehicle maintenance operations. Three years later, he transferred into the Army Reserves and has worked the past 25 years for various major U.S. transportation companies. Starting out as an operations supervisor, Bill assumed increasingly higher management roles before attaining his most recent position of president/chief operating officer of a $65 million fleet maintenance business. He earned an Executive MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and is a member of the National Assoc. of Fleet Administrators, American Public Transit Assoc., American Public Works Assoc. and Society of Automotive Engineers.

Trevor Gardiner, former supervisor in New Zealand, advanced to manager of Asplundh Tree Expert (N.Z.) Ltd. in August 1999 under Vice President Carl Rogers. The overseas subsidiary is sponsored by Vice President Matt Asplundh.

Before joining Asplundh in New Zealand in 1993, Trevor had already gained 15 years of experience in arboriculture by working as an apprentice tree surgeon in England (where he was born), a project leader for a tree care company in Austria and a team leader/arborist in New Zealand. By 1994, he advanced to general foreman and three years later, he was promoted to supervisor. Trevor's management responsibilities include overseeing Asplundh's line clearance and grounds maintenance operations for various utilities and city councils throughout the North and South Islands of New Zealand.

Rod Nash joined Asplundh Tree Expert (Australia) Pty. Ltd. in September as a manager under Vice President Carl Rogers after the recent acquisition of his company Highlift. Vice President Matt Asplundh sponsors our Australian operations.

Born in Australia, Rod brings to Asplundh more than 23 years of experience in utility line maintenance there. Starting out as an apprentice linesman, Rod worked seven years for what used to be called the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. In 1985, he started his own tree line maintenance business, Highlift, which he sold to Asplundh in September. Rod's management responsibilities include overseeing line clearance operations for various utilities in the states of Victoria and South Australia. A member of the ISA, Rod earned an advanced certificate of arboriculture through Burnley Horticultural College and holds a certificate of technology in electrical power.

New Supervisors in the Field

Robbie Adkins, former general foreman in West Virginia under Manager Larry Kirk, was promoted in October to supervisor. The Kirk Region is sponsored by Vice President Brent Asplundh.

Robbie first came to work on an Asplundh tree crew in 1989 in his home state of West Virginia. In 1991, he left the company and worked for almost six years as a general foreman over several right-of-way clearing crews. In January 1998, Robbie returned to Asplundh as a general foreman. His supervisory responsibilities include overseeing Asplundh tree crews working on the properties of AEP, Virginia Dept. of Transportation, Sprint and Verizon in Virginia. Robbie graduated from the Asplundh
Supervisory Training Program in April of this year. He is a certified First Aid/CPR Instructor and a commercial pesticide applicator.

Patrick Hislop, former general foreman/safety supervisor in North Carolina, advanced to supervisor in September under Vice President Tom Gunning in Arkansas. The Gunning Region is sponsored by Vice President Matt Asplundh.

Pat joined Asplundh in 1993 as a foreman in Georgia with eight years of prior experience with Farren's Tree Surgeons. In 1995, he advanced to general foreman, overseeing crews in South Carolina and bid jobs in Arkansas and Louisiana. Over the past few years, Pat took on more safety compliance duties for the Bob Atherton Region in which he worked. Now, as a supervisor in Arkansas, he is responsible for overseeing Asplundh crews working on the properties of Entergy and various rural electric cooperatives. Pat served six years in the U.S. Army Reserves, is a certified First Aid/CPR Instructor and an ISA Certified Arborist.

Juan Mosqueda, former superintendent in the Tim Manners Region in Texas, was promoted to supervisor under Manager Eugene Wyatt in September. The Wyatt Region, which covers portions of Louisiana and Texas, is sponsored by Vice President Matt Asplundh.

Born in Mexico, Juan started out on an Asplundh tree crew in Texas in 1987. He soon advanced to foreman and in 1994, he was promoted to general foreman, overseeing outsourcing crews in various states. As a new supervisor in the Wyatt Region, Juan oversees Asplundh crews working on the property of Entergy in eastern Texas. He is a 1999 graduate of the Asplundh Supervisory Training Program and is a certified First Aid/CPR Instructor. Juan plans on completing his ISA Certified Arborist exam in February 2002.