HEPACO Appoints Ken Smith as Chief Executive Officer
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HEPACO, a leading provider of environmental and emergency response services across 30 offices in the Eastern United States, has named former Fluor Corporation executive Kenneth L. Smith as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mike Szomjassy, who has served as interim CEO, will continue to serve on HEPACO’s board of directors.
Kenneth Smith has more than 34 years of management, operations, sales, engineering, and construction experience across industrial and environmental verticals. Prior to joining HEPACO, Smith served in various leadership positions over a 20 year tenure at Fluor Corporation. He was most recently a senior vice president, developing and expanding integrated service solutions across all Fluor business groups. Prior to his time at Fluor, Smith served in a senior leadership role at Jacobs Engineering Group. At Jacobs he used his general management, marketing, and innovation skills to improve business performance across a diverse range of offerings.
“We are pleased to welcome Ken to HEPACO and believe his leadership skills will be instrumental in continuing to build this company. We are equally grateful to Mike Szomjassy for acting as interim CEO while the company transitioned to a permanent chief executive. We expect to take full advantage of his continued active engagement on the board,” said Philip V. Petrocelli, operations partner of the Business Services Group at Gryphon and chairman of the board of HEPACO.
“I am excited to be working alongside Gryphon and the HEPACO team to continue to execute on the company’s strategic growth initiatives. HEPACO is a best-in-class environmental services provider with strong momentum. I look forward to working with our team to expand our geographic footprint and service capabilities for the benefit of our customers,” said Kenneth Smith.
“It’s been an honor to have worked with the Gryphon team on the leadership transition of HEPACO. I know the company will continue to expand its market leadership. I look forward to contributing to their story in my role as a strategic advisor,” said Mike Szomjassy.
About HEPACO
HEPACO is a leading provider of emergency response, environmental remediation, maritime services, wastewater treatment, and other industrial services across a diversified group of end markets including rail, oil & gas, transportation, power & utility, and manufacturing. The company has a broad geographic footprint across 30 offices in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast United States and offers a three-hour or less response time within its footprint. The company provides services on both an emergency response and planned basis and has completed more than 45,000 projects since inception.
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