Pictured above, from left: Gregory Ina and Brent Repenning
KENT, Ohio — The Davey Tree Expert Company promoted Gregory Ina to serve as its executive vice president of The Davey Institute and employee development and Brent Repenning to executive vice president of U.S. Utility and the Davey Resource Group.
Ina has served in several different roles of increasing responsibility in his time with the company. Most recently, his leadership role was expanded to also include management of recruiting and employee development. Ina began his career with Davey 22 years ago as a geographic information systems intern with the Davey Resource Group. In 2006, Ina was promoted to general manager of The Davey Institute, and in 2009, he was named vice president and general manager of The Davey Institute.
“Greg’s promotion to executive vice president is a testament to his strong leadership, diverse skill set and innovative business strategy,” said Pat Covey, president and CEO of Davey Tree. “He will play a critical role in the continued growth of the company and positioning Davey as the innovators of the industry.”
Repenning joined Davey in 1994 as an intern and data collector with Davey Resource Group, and he has served positions of increasing responsibility until becoming vice president of eastern operations for Davey Resource Group in 2009. In 2010, he was named vice president and general manager of Davey Resource Group. In 2016, he expanded his role to include eastern utility services and was promoted to senior vice president of Davey Resource Group and eastern utility operations.
“Through Brent’s many years with the company, he’s shown an unmatched ability to successfully attack any challenge he confronts,” Covey said. “He’s a true leader in the sense that he not only delivers results in numbers, but he also has a knack for bringing on and retaining excellent people for our company.”