In The News — People In Propane Update

Charles R. Revere, president of Revere Gas (Hartfield, Va.), died June 1. He was 76. Mr. Revere, who received the National Propane Gas Association’s Distinguished Service Award last year, served as NPGA chair from 1999 to 2000. He also chaired NPGA’s governmental affairs committee, and was vice chairman for marketers for the Propane Education & Research Council from 2006 to 2008. He also held leadership positions with the Virginia Propane Gas Association, having served as the association’s president and director. Since 1980, Mr. Revere had been president and CEO at Revere Gas and Appliance, and since 1964 served as president and CEO of Middlesex Bottled Gas of Middlesex, Va. After serving in the U.S. Army, he joined Middlesex Bottled Gas in 1964, the company his father, Howell Revere, started in 1942.

OTHER PROPANE PEOPLE IN THE NEWS:

Mark A. Janek has joined Energy Distribution Partners (EDP; Chicago) as its CFO. Janek is a CPA with more than 25 years of executive and financial experience.

Charles (Chuck) Lewis Brandon, former regional manager of the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA), passed away Dec. 28. He was 76. He managed the NPGA Southeastern Convention from 1987 until he retired from NPGA in 2006, and also served as executive director of the South Carolina Propane Gas Association.

William Roland Roberts, founder of Dealers LP Equipment Co. (Glen Burnie, Md.), passed away on May 15. With his sons, he managed Dealers LP Equipment Co for nearly 40 years until his retirement.

ICOM North America, a manufacturer of propane autogas vehicle system technologies, has added three autogas development specialists. Ed Zoglman joined ICOM more than a year ago as Central Division vice president. Bradley J. Wagoner, vice president of national accounts, will focus on the Texas and Oklahoma markets, while David Griffin will focus on the southeastern section of the U.S.