People... New salesman for Fuel Management Services, Inc. Richard Johansen is the new salesman for Fuel Management Services, Inc. Johansen’s sales territory includes the Mid-Atlantic region and New England where he will be responsible for generating new sales within the heating oil and diesel markets, while helping to maintain existing business. His responsibilities include supporting fuel marketers with fuel performance additives, as well as providing information and education regarding all matters of fuel storage, Johansen handling and troubleshooting. Johansen graduated from East Carolina University with a Business Finance degree. WESROC gets new VP of Business Development President and CEO of Independent Technologies, Inc., Daryl Ingalsbe, announced the appointment of Boyd McGathey as the new VP of Business Development for WESROC Remote Monitoring Systems. McGathey most recently served as Executive VP and COO at Ferrellgas, the nation’s second largest retail propane marketer. News... NEFI forms Bioheat® Policy Task Force The New England Fuel Institute (NEFI) has formed a Bioheat® Policy Task Force to examine federal, regional and state policies designed to encourage the blending, sale and use of biodieselblended heating oil. Encouraging regional biodiesel production and blending will assist NEFI in its goals to sustain and improve the availability, economic and environmental competitiveness of home heating oil for consumers of the fuel. The Task Force will examine biodiesel infrastructure and supply in New England and the implications of government policies on the region’s availability and supply of biodiesel. Ted Noonan, of Noonan Energy (Springfield, MA), and Howard Peterson, of Peterson Oil Service (Worcester, MA), will co-chair the Task Force. Its members include NEFI Government Affairs Committee Chairperson Dave Foster of Wilcox Energy (Westbrook, CT); Jeff Hammond of PETRO Home Services; Roberta Fagan of the Oil Heat Institute of Rhode Island; Kevin Rooney of the Oil Heat Institute of Long Island; and Jim Collura of NEFI, who will effectively staff the group. The group has identified experts to serve as Task Force Advisers, including NEFI’s Michael Trunzo and Regulatory Counsel Mark Morgan, Esq.; Paul Nazzaro, Sr. of Advanced Fuel Solutions; John Huber of the National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA); and Don Farrell of Oilheat Manufacturers Association (OMA). The group will also reach out to and cooperate with regional heating oil and biodiesel suppliers as it conducts its work. For more information, contact Jim Collura at jim. collura@nefi.com or (617) 923-5023. ICM/July/August 2016 23
ICM July-August 2016
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