Davey Tree promotes Cowan to vice president role

The Davey Tree Expert Company has promoted Geoff Cowan to vice president and general manager, U.S. Residential/Commercial (R/C) services.

“Geoff has a long-standing history with R/C and brings deep experience to this role,” says Pat Covey, chairman, president and CEO at Davey. “His leadership makes him an ideal choice to oversee U.S. R/C operations, and I’m confident he will continue to drive success and deliver value across our nationwide team."

Cowan joined Davey in 1983 as a tree care trainee in the West Cleveland R/C office. He has held several positions in the R/C service line, such as district manager, market manager and operations manager. Most recently, Cowan was promoted to vice president, Western operations, R/C services in January of 2025.

Cowan is a former member of the Davey President’s Council, which is a rotating team of managers who meet semiannually for management development and to share ideas to improve the company.

Cowan graduated in 1987 from the Davey Institute of Tree Sciences, which is Davey’s flagship training program in biological sciences, safety, tree and plant care and management techniques. He is an International Society of Arboriculture Certified Arborist and a multi-year recipient of Davey’s Outstanding Manager award.