Propane People "In The News"

(April 2019) Ferrellgas (Overland Park, Kan.) has promoted Chad Pendill to director of business development, where he will support the company’s ongoing efforts to acquire multi-state and independent propane companies. Pendill, based in St. Michael, Minn., joined Ferrellgas as an account manager in December 2017 after a 27-year career in the wholesale equipment business.

Energy Distribution Partners (EDP; Chicago) recently added several general managers to its staff including Keith Barker who joined the company as General Manager of Carolina Propane in Orangeburg, SC; and Carmichael Propane in Walterboro, SC. EDP acquired both companies in 2018. Barker’s industry experience started in 1987 and spans the Carolinas and Virginia. He began his industry career with Davenport Energies, an independently owned heating oil and propane gas dealer with 30 convenience stores. More recently he held management positions with Blossman Gas & Appliance, Heritage Propane, AmeriGas and Piedmont Propane Services. Additionally, Barker has served on the North Carolina Propane Gas Association Board of Directors.

Lloyd Pope has joined EDP as general manager for Dassel’s Petroleum (Hollister, Calif.). Pope has been involved with the propane industry for 38 years, having worked for Cal-Gas, Heritage, and Blue Star in a number of management and supervisory positions. He has served on the NPGA board of directors and is a past president of the Pacific Propane Gas Association.

Joe Yates has joined EDP as general manager for WOC Energy (Towanda and Mansfield, Pa.). Since 1983, he has held many positions in the propane, fueloil, and HVAC industries. Yates was vice president and controller of Sinkler Inc. and later worked as a general manager and operations manager at Superior Plus Energy Services and Griffith Energy.

Frank Lane has joined RegO’s (Elon, N.C.) technical support team as LPG technical advisor.
Lane has more than 30 years of experience in the propane and pressure vessel industry. Most recently, he was the assistant director of research and development/quality control for Manchester Tank and Equipment, where he was responsible for worldwide research and quality activities. He has also held positions at AmeriGas and Lane Butane Co. RegO is also pleased to welcome Cody Reeves who will take the position of Ed Miller, who is retiring after a 45-year industry career including the last 12 years as technical service specialist for RegO.

ROUSH CleanTech (Livonia, Mich.) recently promoted Brian Carney to vice president of customer success, overseeing both ROUSH CleanTech and ROUSH Performance’s Customer Success divisions. Carney, who joined ROUSH CleanTech in 2010, created the Customer Success department two years ago. He has helped to build a center of customer excellence that has positioned the company as a leader in the industry and pushed its rapid growth.

Dylan Kyle has joined ROUSH CleanTech as commercial sales manager, to expand the adoption of propane autogas vehicles in commercial fleets. He previously managed sustainability projects for the health, safety, security, and environmental department for the Oiltanking Co.

ROUSH CleanTech’s newly named business development manager Adam Wilkum will focus on the alternative-fuel school bus market. As part of the public transportation industry for nearly 20 years, Wilkum has provided his expert level industry knowledge to some of the largest fleets in North America. He was previously with Thomas Built Bus, Cummins Inc., and Lion Electric, providing Tier 1 sales and support to both dealers and end users. Wilkum’s experience includes equipment specification guidance for competitive advantage, securing grant funding for clean energy projects, and providing technical education to both small and large groups.

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