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INDUSTRY UPDATE
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ADVISORY BOARD
Leo J. DeBobes, MA (OH&S), CSP, CHCM, CPEA, CSC, EMT
Stony Brook University Medical Center Stony Brook, NY
Scott Lawson
The Scott Lawson Companies Concord, N.H.
Angelo Pinheiro, CSP, CRSP, CPEA
Senior HES Professional Marathon Oil Company Houston, Texas
William H. Weems, DrPH, CIH
Director, Environmental & Industrial Programs University of Alabama College of Continuing Studies Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Henry Wright, MBA, CFPS, CECD
Senior Vice President & Senior Director — Risk Solutions McGriff Insurance Services, Inc.
Charlotte, N.C.
EMERITUS
Barry R. Weissman, MBA
Green Valley, Ariz.
On the Move
Protective Industrial Products, known as PIP, recently appointed
Thomas C. Fry as its
chief operating officer.
Working from the com-
pany’s headquarters in
Latham, N.Y., he reports
to Joe Milot Sr., presi-
dent and CEO of PIP
Global, and has direct
responsibility for sourcing and procure- ment, manufacturing, warehousing and logistics, IT, human resources, and order management. “PIP is definitely an Ameri- can success story,” Fry said. “Its amazing growth path and focus on the customer experience is what attracted me to join this incredible team.” . . . Luke P. Meyers, a Certified Emergency Manager, joined the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) as executive officer, HI-EMA Administrator Tom Travis announced Aug. 20. Meyers has gained experience and provided guidance to a number of federal, state, local, and nonprofit entities, includ- ing the U.S. Geological Survey Pacific Is- lands Water Science Center (1990s); State of Hawaii Civil Defense (2000); American Red Cross Mt. Rainier Chapter (2000); FEMA Region X and Washington State EMD following the Nisqually Earthquake (2001); Pierce County Department of Emergency Management (2003-2009); city of Bellevue as City Emergency Man- ager (2009-2015); and city of Seattle as a Strategic Advisor (2015-2018). Travis said Meyers “brings us the depth of knowledge and experience that will allow us to move with confidence into the next phase of our development and also the proven leader- ship skills that I believe have the potential to lift us to the next level of performance.” . . . The Joint Commission has promoted Pearl Darling, MBA, to the position of executive director of the Ambulatory Care Accreditation Program. Reporting to Brian Enochs, executive vice president, Business Development and Marketing, Darling will direct business development, strategic di- rection, and overall product line manage- ment for Ambulatory Care Services. “Pearl has established valuable relationships with ambulatory surgery firms and large multi- state ambulatory care providers while working in her previous roles in the Am- bulatory Care Accreditation Program,” said
Enochs. “Her commitment to patient safety and quality of care has greatly contributed to the growth and retention of The Joint Commission’s ambulatory program. I am confident she will continue to advance our platform while in her new position.” Dar- ling has worked for The Joint Commission for nearly 17 years. Previously, she served as associate director for Ambulatory Care. The Ambulatory Care Accreditation Pro- gram was established in 1975; currently, more than 2,100 freestanding ambulatory care organizations are Joint Commission- accredited. . . . On Sept. 4, Karen S. Evans was sworn in by U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette as the assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response. She had been confirmed by the U.S. Sen- ate on August 28. Evans said she looks forward “to working with industry to pro- vide the most advanced and secure energy infrastructure to the American people, and overcoming the challenges ahead in re- sponse to manmade and natural disasters.” Before being nominated by President Don- ald J. Trump to lead DOE’s cybersecurity efforts, Evans was a top IT official at the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush. . . . The Gover- nors Highway Safety Association recently announced that Dr. Darrin Grondel, di- rector of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, was elected to chair GHSA at the association’s 2018 annual meeting in Atlanta. Grondel will serve a one-year term for GHSA, a nonprofit association representing the highway safety offices of states, territories, the District of Colum- bia, and Puerto Rico. Grondel will work to advocate for and achieve GHSA’s poli- cies and priorities, which the association recently enhanced to reflect evolving traf- fic safety issues, with provisions addressing substance-impaired driving, preparing for autonomous vehicle technologies, and en- suring the safety of all road users. “With so many emerging threats, states need to focus on the basics of saving lives by ministering strong programs rather than administering bureaucracy,” he said.
Business Moves
■ Align Capital Partners announced the merger of Cleveland-based Predictive Service with Indianapolis-based Lewellyn Technology. (ACP acquired a major-
ity stake in Lewellyn last November.) This strategic combination creates a technolo- gy-enabled enterprise asset management, predictive maintenance, safety, and repair services platform designed to reduce oper- ating costs, improve equipment utilization, and ensure safety for customers worldwide, according to ACP’s announcement.
At the center of Predictive’s enterprise asset management solution is the com- pany’s proprietary ViewPoint® software, which provides data collection, analysis, and decision-making functionality for cus- tomers’ maintenance and repair needs.
Predictive CEO Don Frankel and other senior members of management will retain significant leadership roles and owner- ship positions in the combined company. “This is a truly transformative invest- ment to our existing Lewellyn platform,” said ACP Managing Partner Chris Jones. “Predictive’s operational efficiency value proposition, combined with Lewellyn’s safety-focused suite of services, creates a unique, single-source service provider in the enterprise asset management and safety services industry. Both companies’ leader- ship teams bring different expertise to bear and combine for the optimal foundation for future growth.”
“I have known Don for many years, so I’m excited to partner with him and the Pre- dictive team to create a leading operational
THOMAS C. FRY
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