ATLANTA — Full-service hearth safety, life security and repair service supplier Pye-Barker Fireplace & Security has named Kelly Rooney as president, in line with an organization announcement.
On this newly created position, she’s going to work immediately with CEO Bart Proctor to “oversee operations, spearhead progress and champion firm tradition,” the announcement says.
Rooney joins Pye-Barker from uniforms and workwear provider UniFirst, the place she served as chief working officer. Previous to UniFirst, she spent a lot of her profession within the environmental companies business, the place she held senior working and management roles, together with at WM (previously Waste Administration).
All through her profession, Rooney “has led large-scale subject operations with important progress duty throughout a number of markets and geographies,” in line with the Pye-Barker announcement.
Throughout her tenure as chief human assets officer of WM, she “drew on her intensive frontline working expertise to launch applications to recruit, retain and develop the corporate’s frontline workforce in native communities all through the USA and Canada,” the announcement says.
Why Did Pye-Barker Title Kelly Rooney as President?
“Kelly has labored on all sides of the B2B companies business, from the frontline to operations to progress, and we actually worth that experience,” says Proctor within the firm announcement. “Nevertheless it’s her ardour for constructing robust, resilient groups that makes her such an important match for this position. We all the time say that the Pye-Barker tradition is sort of a household, and Kelly has a confirmed monitor document of constructing groups with this similar mindset.”
This announcement follows a number of years of great progress for Pye-Barker. Over the previous two years, the corporate has acquired greater than 100 hearth safety and safety companies whereas launching new initiatives that spend money on its crew members and communities, together with the ALL In (Reaching Lasting Legacy Incentive) Possession Program and the What Issues Neighborhood Influence Program.
This 12 months, Pye-Barker celebrates its eightieth anniversary alongside a number of notable milestones, together with continued recognition on the Inc. 5000 listing of fastest-growing non-public corporations and Nice Place To Work certification for the second consecutive 12 months.
“My profession has taken me from main groups within the subject to the management suite, and I’ve by no means overlooked the place the true work occurs,” says Rooney within the firm announcement. “I’ve profound respect for frontline groups and the position they play daily in caring for prospects and constructing nice companies.
“In Pye-Barker, I’ve really discovered a company that shares my values, creates alternatives for individuals to develop and succeed, and celebrates the entrepreneurial spirit that has made the corporate so particular. I’m extremely excited to affix this crew and construct on the momentum that Pye-Barker’s 9,000+ crew members have achieved,” she says.
Rooney holds an M.A. in organizational management from Gonzaga College and a B.A. in psychology from Roanoke Faculty. She additionally serves on the board of TD Industries.
