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Three at Valley Crest Retire06-18-10 | News
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Three at Valley Crest Retire




William Cohen

Images courtesy of Valley Crest Landscape Companies

According to Burton S. Sperber, Founder and Chairman of ValleyCrest, “Simply put, the company would not be what it is today without the efforts of these exceptional leaders. Most importantly, each reflects the true meaning of being a part of the ValleyCrest family. I wish them well and thank them for their many years of service and outstanding contributions toward the success of ValleyCrest.”

 




Stanley Colton

 

Mr. Colton most recently served as Corporate Vice President, having worked within the construction division in a variety of leadership capacities since he joined ValleyCrest 47 years ago. His background included sales, estimating, contract administration, general administration, insurance and employee benefits, surety, public relations, sales management, and employee training. One of Colton’s strongest suits was in business development, focusing on large scale negotiated projects, as well as working in the public sector.

 




George W. Reber

 

Mr. Colton’s experience covered a wide range of projects, including public facilities, corporate campuses, hotels and destination resorts, educational complexes, sports facilities, business parks, hospitals and health organizations, theme parks, golf courses and park development, housing and apartment construction and subdivision infrastructure and streetscape projects.

 




ValleyCrest Landscape Companies celebrated the contributions of three long-time executives, William Cohen, Stanley Colton and George W. Reber, who recently announced retirement plans. More than 150 executives of the Calabasas, Calif.-based integrated landscape services firm gathered with the retirees?EUR??,,????'?????<

 

Mr. Reber served as Vice President, Operations of ValleyCrest. He joined the company in 1970, as General Superintendent of the Los Angeles branch, overseeing all field operations. He was appointed Vice President/Branch Manager in 1974 in charge of administration, sales, business development and field operations for the branch. He moved to the corporate headquarters in 1994 where he served as Vice President/Operations for the entire Construction Division.

Mr. Cohen served as Vice President and Corporate Counsel for ValleyCrest Landscape Companies and its subsidiaries. He joined the company in 1980 after serving as an outside attorney and Partner with Monteleone & McCrory, a Los Angeles-based firm specializing in construction law. Cohen received a Juris Doctorate degree from Loyola University School of Law in 1971 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1972. A Brooklyn native, he completed undergraduate studies at California State University Northridge and served in Vietnam as an officer in the U.S. Navy.
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