About Gunnison

Matt Cathell

Chief Executive Officer, Gunnison

As the CEO of Gunnison, Matt is responsible for running all facets of the business. Matt Cathell brings a proven track record and domain expertise in vegetation management. prior to taking on the CEO role for Gunnison, Matt was the President of Gunnison Tree Specialists (GTS), a company he founded at the age of 16. Matt was able to develop key relationships with large utility partners and established GTS to be the leader in the vegetation management in the Atlanta market.

Working with his leadership team, Matt takes a hands-on approach to drive Gunnison’s core values such as Safety, Integrity, and Urgency to best serve their customers and employees. Matt is a certified Arborist. Mr. Cathell earned a B.B.A. in entrepreneurship from Middle Tennessee State University.

Office: Atlanta, GA

Chuck Linn

Vice President, Sales

As the Vice President of Sales for Gunnison, Chuck sets the sales strategy and leads the team to drive revenue and margin expansion and share of demand gains in vegetation management. Chuck brings over 35 years of sales & sales management experience throughout North America with various manufacturing, distribution, and services organizations. Prior to joining Gunnison, Chuck was the Director of Sales at Honeywell for 16 years leading the Gas Detection and Commercial Fire Safety teams.

Working with his sales team, Chuck focuses on delivering exceptional service and driving the best end to end customer experience. Chuck holds a BA in Management from Loyola University of Maryland.

Office: Atlanta, GA

Kevin Ingham

Vice President, Human Resources

As the Vice President of Human Resources for Gunnison, Kevin is responsible for developing and executing human resource strategy in support of the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization.

Following a start to his career in private law practice as a labor and employment litigator and legal advisor, Kevin transitioned to formally serving as an HR business professional. Possessing a unique blend of human resources and legal expertise, he held dual roles in that regard at BellSouth/AT&T and Insight Global before shifting to CHRO roles specifically focused on leading the overall Human Resources function for Cross Country Healthcare and, most recently, Unifi.

Office: Atlanta, GA

Gordon Bainbridge

Chief Financial Officer

As the Chief Financial officer for Gunnison, Gordon is responsible for planning, implementation, management, and control of all financial-related activities. He oversees the accounting, treasury, and financial reporting functions with a focus on effectively operating the company's cost control system in accordance with GAAP.

Gordon is a seasoned finance executive, who joined Gunnison from BrightView Landscape Services, where he was the Vice President of Finance. Prior to joining BrightView, Gordon held several leadership positions including Director of Strategic Planning at Impellam Group plc, Director of Finance at ABM Industries and Senior Manager at Price Waterhouse Coopers within the Finance Transformation practice. Gordon holds a BS in Accounting from Auburn University and CPA license in the state of Georgia.

Office: Atlanta, GA

Ron Gevry

Chief Operating Officer

As the Chief Operating Office, Ron is responsible for day-to-day operations of Gunnison Company, including leading the fleet management, procurement, and safety programs. Ron Gevry brings over 15 years of experience and expertise in operations leadership, construction, maintenance, and utility services. Previously he held several positions with Williams Industrial Services Group, most recently Vice President, Operations Support, and is a former Regional Project Manager for Kinder Morgan. Prior to his civilian career, Ron served over 7 years as an Engineer Officer in the United States Army. Ron earned an MBA from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and a BS from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Office: Atlanta, GA

Calley Pittman

Chief Commercial Officer

As the Chief Commercial Officer for Gunnison, Calley is responsible of setting the Strategic Direction and driving Commercialization for the organization. Calley has over 30 years of leadership experience at the executive level and is well versed in leadership, customer excellence, developing business strategy and driving strategic growth initiatives. Previously, he was Founder, Owner, and CEO of Pittman Tree since 1993. Prior to that, Calley served in the United States Air Force.

Calley earned a B.S. Degree in Business Management and Finance from the University of Maryland.

Office: Atlanta, GA

Katie Falanga

Customer Excellence Manager

As the Customer Excellence Manager, Katie has ownership of the Gunnison Customer Relationship Management system and driving execution of the Gunnison marketing strategy throughout the organization. Katie has over 13 years of global sales and commercial excellence leadership experience at the director level and is well versed in customer excellence strategy and deployment through implementation and change management to best-in-class systems and tools.

Previously, Katie supported a global sales organization in the Projects and Service business at Honeywell Building Solutions, where she successfully drove the global strategy down into the regional territories for growth and sales operational success aligned to the overall business strategy.

Katie earned a B.S. Degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia while also holding several platform certifications including Salesforce as a certified administrator.

Office: Gunnison Corporate, Atlanta, GAA