Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. Announces Executive and Board Changes
August 18, 2022 at 05:05 pm EDT
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Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. announced that Paul Vanderberg, Badger's President will retire from Badger. Robert Blackadar, Badger's Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Mr. Vanderberg as President will join the Company's Board of Directors, effective October 1, 2022. Badger has prepared for this transition since late 2021, as part of the Company's ongoing succession planning process. The process included Mr. Blackadar's hiring and integration into the Company's operations and corporate and governance processes, together with the evaluation of Mr. Blackadar's key competencies and suitability as a successor. The Board is confident that Mr. Blackadar's capabilities and experiences fit well with Badger's strategy and future growth opportunities and that he is very well qualified to lead the Company going forward. Mr. Blackadar has served as Badger's Chief Operating Officer since he joined the Company in July 2021. Before joining Badger, Mr. Blackadar most recently served as the President of NESCO Specialty Rentals (“NESCO”) in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. NESCO was the large utility rental company in the U.S. prior to merging with Custom Truck One Source. As President of NESCO, Mr. Blackadar was responsible for all operations, including sales and marketing, branch operations, fleet management, and safety. Prior to NESCO, Mr. Blackadar held roles of increasing responsibility in operations and sales and marketing at BlueLine Rentals, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, United Rentals and HERC Rentals. Mr. Blackadar is also a US military veteran, having served in the United States Army National Guard for six years prior to receiving an honourable discharge. Mr. Blackadar holds a Bachelor of General Studies (with a concentration in management and finance) from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Badger has prepared for this transition since late 2021, as part of the Company's ongoing succession planning process. The process included Mr. Blackadar's hiring and integration into the Company's operations and corporate and governance processes, together with the evaluation of Mr. Blackadar's key competencies and suitability as a successor. The Board is confident that Mr. Blackadar's capabilities and experiences fit well with Badger's strategy and future growth opportunities and that he is very well qualified to lead the Company going forward. Mr. Blackadar has served as Badger's Chief Operating Officer since he joined the Company in July 2021. Before joining Badger, Mr. Blackadar most recently served as the President of NESCO Specialty Rentals (“NESCO”) in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. NESCO was the large utility rental company in the U.S. prior to merging with Custom Truck One Source. As President of NESCO, Mr. Blackadar was responsible for all operations, including sales and marketing, branch operations, fleet management, and safety. Prior to NESCO, Mr. Blackadar held roles of increasing responsibility in operations and sales and marketing at BlueLine Rentals, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, United Rentals and HERC Rentals. Mr. Blackadar is also a US military veteran, having served in the United States Army National Guard for six years prior to receiving an honourable discharge. Mr. Blackadar holds a Bachelor of General Studies (with a concentration in management and finance) from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Badger Infrastructure Solutions Ltd. is a Canada-based company. The Company provides non-destructive excavating services to utilities, industrial, construction, transportation and other industries in Canada and the United States. The Company works for contractors and facility owners in a range of infrastructure industries and in general commercial construction. Its customers typically operate near high concentrations of underground power, communication, water, gas and sewer lines, where safety and economic risks are high and where non-destructive excavation provides a safe alternative. The Companyâs key technology is the Badger Hydrovac, which is used primarily for safe excavation around critical infrastructure and in congested underground conditions. The Badger Hydrovac uses a pressurized water stream to liquify the soil cover, which is then removed with a vacuum system and deposited into a storage tank. It also introduced the Badger Airvac to complement the Badger Hydrovac.
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