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COMFORT SYSTEMS USA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF GARY HESS PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR
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01/16/2005
Houston, TX ? February 12, 2002 ? Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (NYSE: FIX), a leading provider of commercial/industrial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (?HVAC?) services, today announced that Gary E. Hess will retire as the Company?s President effective April 1, 2002. He will also retire from the Company?s Board of Directors during the first quarter of 2002.
Hess joined Comfort Systems USA in 1998 when the Company acquired Hess Mechanical Corporation, a major regional commercial/industrial HVAC company based in Washington, DC that Hess founded in 1980. While at Comfort, he has served in several senior management positions culminating in his appointment as President and his election as a Director in 2000. In addition, Hess has been a visible industry leader including service as President during 1996 of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a major industry organization.
Hess?s operational responsibilities will be assumed by David Lanphar, the Company?s current Senior Vice President ? Operations. Lanphar joined Comfort Systems USA in 1999 as Vice President for the East Region. In 2000, he successfully led his region to win the Company?s Region of the Year Award. He assumed his current position in 2001, with an emphasis on increasing the amount of service business the Company does. Lanphar has over 20 years of experience in the HVAC industry and has held various leadership positions in other HVAC contracting/engineering companies prior to joining Comfort Systems USA.
Bill Murdy, Comfort Systems USA?s Chairman and CEO said, ?Gary built a tremendously successful organization at Hess Mechanical, then helped build Comfort Systems USA as a major national company in our industry. We are deeply grateful for his leadership and service to the Company, and look forward to continuing contributions from him in a consulting capacity over the next several years.?
Comfort Systems USA is a premier provider of business solutions addressing workplace comfort, environments, processes and energy services. Subsequent to the divestiture of certain operations as described in a separate release also issued today, the Company will have 84 locations in 57 cities around the nation. For more information, visit the Company?s website at www.comfortsystemsusa.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current plans and expectations of Comfort Systems USA, Inc. and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future activities and results of operations to be materially different from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ include risks detailed in the Company?s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
