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www.fueloilnews.com | FUEL OIL NEWS | FEBRUARY 2015 31 System Installation Committee includes Roy Creley, Lakes Region Environmental Contractors, who served as chair of the commit- tee; Charles S. Allsopp, First Petroleum Services, Inc.; David J. Chrien, Service Station Equipment Co.; John V. Cignatta, Ph.D. PE, Datanet Engineering, Inc.; Chris Collura, Guardian Fueling Technologies; Bill Duree, Fueling and Service Technologies, Inc.; Les Gray, Les Gray & Company; Arthur H. Hoffmann, A. H. Hoffmann, LLC; Steve Latimer, Mascott Equipment Company Inc.; Darren T. Painter, The Oscar W. Larson Co.; William Pierce, Vital Fuel Systems; Marshall D. Ryan, Unified Services of Texas, Inc.; and Tom W. Wyper, Wayne Perry, Inc. JOhN hAzEN WhItE, JR. AppOINtS NEW pRESIdENt/COO tO MANAgE tACO At company employ- ee meetings held yesterday at Taco facilities in Cranston and Fall River, Taco President & CEO John Hazen White, Jr. introduced Wil VandeWiel as the new COO of Taco, effective Dec. 15. As the new COO of Taco, VandeWiel will oversee daily operations of Taco and work with John White, Jr. and his board of directors in steering Taco's growth forward in the years ahead. John White, Jr., the third generation of the White family to lead Taco, will remain as company CEO but will refocus his responsibilities on building new partnerships and strategic acquisitions worldwide in pursuit of company growth and diversification. VandeWiel, a native of the Netherlands who is also a U.S. citizen, is an experienced executive with a track record of build- ing collaborative teams and achieving sustainable growth with a number of top-tier international companies. He served as presi- dent/CEO of DORMA GmbH, a global access control company located in Pennsylvania, where he guided the company through a period of outstanding growth based on a strategy of customer and employee engagement and successful acquisitions, resulting in a leap in profitability and substantial market share expansion. Prior to his time at DORMA, he was managing director for U.S. based Robert Bosch LLC's Security Systems division and served in senior leadership roles for Royal Philips N.V. Married with four children, he received a degree in mechani- cal engineering from Eindhoven Technical University in the Netherlands and an advanced degree from MIT. He holds a * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) March 25, 2015 Energi, Peabody, MA * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) April 1, 2015 Devaney Energy, Needham, MA * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) April 7, 2015 F.W. Webb Co., Hingham, MA * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) April 8, 2015 F.W. Webb Co., HYANNIS, MA * MA Oilburner liCense ClAss – 4 HOurs April 10, 2015 Beckett TTC, Fiskdale (Sturbridge), MA nOrA brOnze Oil HeAting sCHOOl – dAYs – 2 Weeks April 13-24, 2015 Beckett TTC, Fiskdale (Sturbridge), MAA * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) April 28, 2015 F.W. Webb Co., Woburn, * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) April 30, 2015 F.W. Webb Co., Springfield, MA * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) May 12, 2015 Energi, Peabody, MA * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) May 13, 2015 Devaney Energy, Needham, MA * MA Oilburner COde ClAss - 4 HOurs – 2 sessiOns (AM-pM) May 14, 2015 TACO, Cranston, RI gAs HeAting sCHOOl – dAYs May 18-22, 2015 NETE TTC, Stamford, CT CONTACT: gEORgE LANthIER 508.421.3490 VOICE | 508.421.3477 FAX www.FiredragonEnt.com