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Wright Service Corp. Announces Board of Directors Transitions
Nancy Wright and Dick Rue to retire as directors; Sean P. McMurray and Geri Huser join the Board of Directors
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (December 18, 2023) – After more than 21 years and 14 years as directors on the Wright Service Corp. Board, Nancy Wright and Dick Rue will retire when their term ends on December 31, 2023. Nancy has been on the Board since 2002 and Dick joined in 2009. Wright Service Corp. would like to thank both Nancy and Dick for their time and leadership serving on our Board.
“Dick and Nancy have both contributed enormously to the success and growth of our business,” said Wright Service Corp. President and CEO Austin Kennedy. “Dick’s ESOP expertise has been instrumental in helping us understand not only how to navigate, but to thrive within our unique ownership structure. Nancy has been a tireless advocate for our employees and did an incredible job of carrying forward the Wright family’s proud legacy. We thank them both for their dedicated years of service.”
With the planned Board transition, Sean P. McMurray was appointed to Wright Service Corp.’s Board in August 2023, bringing over two decades of leadership and information technology experience in a wide array of service industries.
McMurray has served as a Director of West Bank and the Company since 2013. He is the Chief Technology Officer – emeritus of Businessolver, Inc., a position he has held since 2017. Businessolver, Inc. is a human resources benefits administration technology company that he helped found in 1998. McMurray was the Chief Executive Officer of AgSolver, Inc., a technology company, from May 2013 until October 2017. McMurray founded DataVision Resources and served as the Chief Executive Officer for 15 years until DataVision Resources was acquired by Equifax, Inc. in 2011. He served as Senior Vice President at Equifax, Inc. until May 2013. McMurray helped to build and design the business platforms for Businessolver, Inc. and AgSolver, Inc.
In addition, Geri Huser will join the Board on December 31, 2023. She is employed with Skinner Law Office P.C. and is Co-Owner of Ed Skinner P.C. law firms operating in Altoona and Mitchellville, Iowa.
Huser was previously Chair of the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) from May 1, 2015 – April 30, 2023. She was appointed by Governor Branstad as both Chair of the IUB and administrator of the Agency and reappointed by Governor Kim Reynolds. Huser served as Chair of the three-person Board and was confirmed four times to two-year terms as the administrative head by the Iowa Senate. Huser earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Briar Cliff University and worked with the Polk County Social Services for 12 years. In 2004, she received her Juris Doctorate and Master of Public Administration from Drake University.
“With the expertise our new board members bring, their support and oversight will contribute to the company’s success and the future of Wright Service Corp.,” said Wright Service Corp. Chairman Scott Packard.
The Wright Service Corp. Board of Directors is comprised of two internal directors and six external directors. Other members of the Wright Service Corp. Board of Directors include Scott D. Packard, Austin Kennedy, Jon Hicks, Terry McGonegle, John Bruntz and George Milligan.
About Wright Service Corp.
Wright Service Corp. is a prominent leader in several environmental services industries, providing integrated vegetation management, forest management and reforestation, technology solutions, environmental and agricultural sustainability consulting, commercial environmental services, residential and commercial landscaping, tree care, interior plantscaping, and other outdoor and indoor services. The Wright family of companies includes Wright Tree Service(r), Wright Outdoor Solutions(r), CN Utility Consulting, Terra Spectrum Technologies, Sustainable Environmental Consultants(r), Wright Tree Service of the West, Wright Tree Service of Puerto Rico, Wright Canada Holdings and Transcon Environmental and commonly seen brands, such as Spectrum Resource Group, ArborCare and Verdure Elements.
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Dick Rue and Nancy Wright