Propane People “In The News”…

Caleb Warner has joined

as its new area sales manager for

. He replaces

. Prior to joining Bergquist, Warner spent seven years in various positions at Ferrellgas. Most recently, he was a senior area product coordinator, overseeing bulk product movement from West Coast Ferrellgas and Blue Rhino operations. He also has previous sales and customer service experience outside the propane industry.

Jim Schwartzfisher has joined the customer care team at

(Toledo, Ohio) in the recently created

. Working closely with the company’s two remote tank monitoring sales specialists, he will utilize his knowledge of remote tank monitoring systems to cater to customers’ specific concerns and questions.

His background is in manufacturing, information technology, and sales management.

has

. He

. In his prior position of assistant vice president of Sharp Energy, Hesson was responsible for setting customer rates, developing the company’s capital investments, and reviewing acquisition opportunities. Under his watch, he expanded and energized his team, resulting in a 35% increase in propane gallon sales; generated growth in the customer base to 39,000; and broadened Sharp’s service territories into Pennsylvania and the western shore of Maryland. Hesson also developed a service technician recruiting and mentoring program in conjunction with local technical schools to ensure a steady flow of service technicians to facilitate the company’s further growth. The 12-year industry veteran was previously Ohio division vice president with Inergy LLC.

(Kansas City, Mo.) has promoted Pete Kowalewich to vice president of Western NGL Marketing

, with responsibility for leading the development of customer solutions for Y-grade production from Crestwood’s Gathering & Processing operations in the Bakken, Permian, and Powder River Basins. Kowalewich joined Crestwood’s predecessor, Inergy, in 2009 as director of East Marketing. Most recently, he served as Crestwood’s managing director of commercial development/NGLs.

Purdy has more than a decade of experience in journalism, writing for print, broadcast, and radio, as well as working on newsletters, public speaking, and social media. His experience will be utilized to broaden the association’s reach, and engage its members, through traditional and digital media.

Veteran

. He will be responsible for accounts in the western states and Canada. Previously, he served clients in the OEM market, and for industries such as petroleum marketing, EMS, and vending, for more than 30 years. 


Brent Cammett has joined

’s (Portsmouth, N.H.)

. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry with all types of safety training. A certified CETP instructor, proctor, and skills evaluator, as well as a certified Smith System driver trainer, Cammett also has extensive knowledge of NFPA 54 and 58, and specializes in safety and operational audits. For the past five years he has been a field safety manager for AmeriGas, covering most of the New England region. In his new position, Cammett will consult with clients on all aspects of propane safety and NFPA 54 and 58 regulations, and provide CETP training.

has recently made a number of personnel changes. The company’s

Following his tenure as

and more than 20 years of involvement in the propane industry,

has t

. Mullins has been an active member of the National Propane Gas Association.

Going forward,

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the company’s previous corporate controller,

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,

. During his career, he has worked for multiple propane companies, including American Welding and Tank and Quality Steel.

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recently added several new members to its Americas sales team.

. He previously held senior positions at AmeriGas and Heritage Propane. Most recently, he was the sales leader for the Americas for Honeywell Process Solutions in gas measurement. Varney worked with most of the major pipeline and refinery operators in North America.

, he has been a board member and held executive leadership roles within regional propane gas associations. Calhoun has held numerous business development and sales management roles during his career. Most recently he worked as the national business development manager for Robinson Pipe & Vessel.

, a new position within the company. Davis, previously with Energy Distribution Partners, joined ThompsonGas in May 2018. He has more than 20 years of experience in operations and sales leadership.

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(VFG; Pittsburgh, Pa.) has promoted William P. Summers to CEO. He succeeds his father, Frederick S. Summers, founder of VFG, who will continue his role as chairman of the company.

The younger Summers joined VFG in 1993 after serving in the U.S. Army. He was an early investor in the business starting in 1994, and has held a variety of positions with VFG over the years.

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