Davey Tree : Expert Tree and Lawn Care Services : Davey Promotes Stief to VP & GM


Davey Promotes Stief to VP & GM

The Davey Tree Expert Company has named James F. Stief vice president and general manager in its residential/commercial service line.

Pat Covey, Davey executive vice president, operations, said Stief will continue to have responsibility for south, west and central regions, and will take on additional responsibility for sales growth and profitability. "This is a significant move for Jim and the Davey Company. Jim has a tremendous amount of respect and experience within the Davey Company and the industry. He has had great success at every level in developing people and creating opportunities and we look forward to Jim’s continued creativity and energy in this new role," said Covey.

A 30-year Davey veteran, Stief joined the company in Atlanta and was promoted to increasingly more responsible field positions. In 1988, he was promoted to corporate responsibility. He has been vice president of residential/commercial operations in the south, central and western regions since 1998.

Stief is a 1979 alum of the School of Forestry at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. He had early Davey field experience in Pittsburgh where he trained as a climber while attending college and participating in the Virginia Tech Co-operative education program.

He is a 1980 graduate of the Davey Institute of Trees Sciences, earning the Golden Oak award for the top grade in the class and was a charter member of Davey’s President’s Council.

The Davey Tree Expert Company provides tree, shrub and lawn care, large tree moving, grounds management, golf course maintenance, vegetation management and consulting services throughout North America. Founded in 1880, Davey has more than 6,000 employees.