Chez BrandSafway, notre priorité réside dans l’Hygiène, la Sécurité et l’Environnemental (HSE). C’est un droit fondamental que nous devons à nos employés, à nos clients et à tous nos collaborateurs. Nous nous efforçons d’établir une norme dans notre entreprise en améliorant continuellement nos performances en matière de sécurité.
La création d’un programme de sécurité efficace s’apparente à celle d’une structure solide : il s’agit en premier lieu d’établir un fondement stable. Chez BrandSafway, ce fondement réside dans nos processus de gestion HSE, que nous appelons nos « Cinq piliers de la sécurité ». C’est sur ce fondement que nous avons édifié nos prestations et notre culture d’excellence en matière de sécurité, et celles-ci nous permettent de développer efficacement nos initiatives stratégiques en matière de sécurité à l’échelle mondiale.
Le système d’intervention des employés de BrandSafway (EIS) a été développé pour prévenir les accidents avant qu’ils ne surviennent. En tant que processus proactif et comportemental, l’EIS aide à prévenir les mauvaises décisions dans le processus de reconnaissance et de contrôle des risques. Ce système identifie les dangers potentiels associés à l’environnement, aux projets et aux pratiques de travail, ce qui nous permet d’anticiper et de prévenir les accidents tout en initiant les employés à un comportement approprié. L’EIS permet ainsi de responsabiliser les employés et de les contraindre à interrompre leur travail lorsqu’ils détectent une situation potentiellement dangereuse. Ce programme axé sur les employés nous permet de rester à la pointe de la sécurité grâce à l’amélioration continue.
Le Système d’observation des superviseurs (SOS) emploie l’observation et l’analyse de pair à pair pour promouvoir la prise de responsabilités proactive, la responsabilisation et le développement positif du leadership au niveau des superviseurs.
Les Évaluations de gestion de la sécurité (MSR) aident la direction à développer et à promouvoir le leadership en matière de sécurité sur le terrain. Partie intégrante du système HSE de BrandSafway, cet outil interactif exige du personnel responsable qu’il fasse part de ses observations sur le terrain afin d’encourager une compréhension approfondie des processus de sécurité employés sur le terrain.
Le dispositif Gold Link Audit System de BrandSafway est une évaluation interne approfondie et multi-niveaux du système et des processus de gestion de la sécurité d’un site. Grâce à l’inspection, la revue et l’analyse de la documentation, les axes de travail prioritaires sont attribués et délégués aux parties responsables, puis suivis.
Le Réseau d’apprentissage BrandSafway (BSLN) est notre système de gestion de l’apprentissage basé sur le Web. Ce système à la pointe de la technologie est dédié à la formation de personnes sur la conformité, la réglementation, l’artisanat et le recrutement. Le BSLN permet aux employés de BrandSafway d’accéder facilement aux formations liées à leur travail.
Chez BrandSafway, nous nous engageons à développer une culture où la santé, la sécurité et l’environnement sont des valeurs fondamentales, adoptées et pratiquées à tous les niveaux de l’organisation, au quotidien. Initié par notre équipe de direction au sommet de la hiérarchie, notre engagement en matière de HSE se répercute en cascade dans toute l’organisation pour inclure l’ensemble de notre réseau d’entreprises, d’agences, de sites et de chantiers. L’initiative, la responsabilité personnelle et l’importance de suivre les politiques et procédures sont communiquées de manière cohérente dans l’ensemble de notre société. Notre équipe de direction croit que TOUS les accidents peuvent être évités et que TOUS nos employés sont responsables des mesures de HSE - non seulement pour eux-mêmes, mais aussi pour leurs collègues, clients et entrepreneurs sur chacun de nos chantiers. Forte de telles valeurs au cœur de sa culture de sécurité et d’un système de gestion de la sécurité primé, BrandSafway est plus qu’une entreprise dotée d’un excellent programme de sécurité : c’est une entreprise certifiée sûre.
Contractor Merit Safety Awards décerné par le collectif American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)
BrandSafway Laurel | National Safety Merit Award | Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
Équipe de chantier de l’usine Cardinal AEP | 200 000 heures sans incidents
Équipe du port pétrolier offshore de Louisiane (LOOP) | 27 ans de travail sans incidents
BrandSafway Denver | 1 million d’heures de travail sans incidents
Best in Class for Large Soft Craft Contractors award décerné par les collectifs Houston Business Roundtable et Houston Area Safety Council
2016 Chevron Phillips Contractor Safety Excellence Award
Fournisseur de services spécialisés sur les marchés industriels et de construction, BrandSafway fournit des systèmes d’accès et d’échafaudage, de coffrage et d’étaiement, des services industriels et des solutions annexes à plus de 30 000 clients dans le monde. BrandSafway a été créée lors de la fusion de Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services et de Safway Group en 2017.
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Karl Fessenden is the president and chief executive officer at BrandSafway. He joined the company in October 2020.
Fessenden has extensive leadership experience in complex service-based businesses, as well as a strong track record of driving commercial and operational excellence in both public and private companies.
Prior to joining BrandSafway, he served as president and chief operating officer of MB Aerospace. Fessenden has also served as CEO of CHC Helicopter and spent 20 years at General Electric (GE) in various roles for GE Aviation and GE Energy, including leading GE’s $8 billion Power Generation Services unit.
He graduated from the University of Vermont with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering and earned his Master of Science in Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at the Hartford Graduate Center.
Vice-président exécutif et Directeur financier
Christian Garcia is executive vice president and chief financial officer at BrandSafway. He joined the company in October 2020.
Prior to joining BrandSafway, Garcia was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Weatherford International, an oilfield services company, and served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Visteon Corporation, a leading provider of automotive cockpit electronics. Previously, Garcia served as acting chief financial officer of Halliburton, a leading energy company, where he progressed through a variety of leadership positions including chief accounting officer, treasurer and senior vice president of investor relations.
He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of the Philippines and his master’s degree in business from Purdue University Krannert School of Management.
President, Industrial, Energy and Commercial
Dave Witsken is president of BrandSafway’s Industrial, Energy and Commercial division.
He joined BrandSafway in May 2005 as vice president of sales, marketing and business development. Before stepping into his current role, Witsken was president of Brand International, responsible for running all Brand operations in Europe, the Middle East and Asia as well as industrial operations in Canada.
Prior to joining BrandSafway, Witsken spent more than 17 years at General Electric (GE) in various engineering and management positions, including general manager of its Performance Services division, providing aftermarket upgrades and retrofits for the company’s globally installed turbines and generators. Witsken has global leadership and managerial experience in numerous P&L roles with increasing responsibility.
Witsken earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and a Master of Business Administration from Westminster College.
Vice-président, Santé et sécurité environnementales
Steve Wilson is vice president of environmental health and safety for BrandSafway. Since joining the company in April 1993, he has held increasing roles of responsibility in both the U.S. and Canada, including vice president of refining and petrochemical, president of Safway Group Canada, and regional vice president.
With more than 30 years of experience in the scaffold industry, Wilson led BrandSafway's entrance into the Canadian market in 2003, driving growth particularly in the Alberta Oil Sands Region. Previously, he also led all BrandSafway's oil, gas and petrochemical vertical market developments in Houston, Texas, before returning to Canada in 2012 as president of the Canada division of Safway Services.
President, Metro and Infrastructure
Art Eunson is president of BrandSafway’s Metro and Infrastructure division.
Before joining BrandSafway in 2018, Eunson spent nearly 25 years with General Electric (GE), holding several senior leadership positions spanning multiple business units. Most recently, Eunson was the general manager for GE’s Onshore Wind Services business, where he was responsible for new product development, operational excellence and overall growth for the global services portfolio.
Eunson was previously president of GE’s Bently Nevada product line. Under his leadership, the business expanded its portfolio to include advanced digital capabilities through both organic and inorganic means, with a strong focus on asset performance management (APM).
Eunson has also held numerous other roles in regional, engineering, project management and overall general management responsibilities across the fossil, nuclear, renewable power generation, and oil and gas industries.
He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
President, International
Gabriel McCabe is president of BrandSafway’s International division.
McCabe joined BrandSafway in 2015 as vice president of operating functions, overseeing various areas including safety, supply chain, fleet management and project controls. He has also previously served as a regional vice president for the company.
Prior to joining BrandSafway, McCabe spent more than 20 years at General Electric (GE) in positions of increasing responsibility in engineering and operations. His time at GE included serving as the company’s general manager of global fulfillment operations, where he led the GE global supply chain organization’s $1.2 billion aftermarket business in the industrial, energy, and oil and gas industries.
He has a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Ireland’s University of Limerick and earned his Master of Business Administration from Emory University.
Vice Président des operations et des ressources humaines
Meg Newman is BrandSafway’s executive vice president and chief people officer.
Before joining BrandSafway in June 2019, Newman held several roles in human resources at various companies. Most recently, she served as chief human resources officer at Keurig Dr Pepper Inc., leading the $11 billion organization through a large and successful combination of two market leaders. Newman also served as chief people officer for 10 years at branch-based industrial distributor HD Supply, where she led change management efforts during its successful IPO event in 2013. Previously, Newman also spent time at Conseco and Sears in human resources leadership roles.
She has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Coe College and a master’s degree in social psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Vice-président exécutif et Directeur juridique
Manish Shanbhag has served as BrandSafway’s executive vice president and chief legal officer, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary since joining the company in March 2018.
Prior to joining BrandSafway, Shanbhag served as chief legal officer, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary of Edgewell Personal Care, a public global consumer products company. He has also served in senior legal roles for The Gillette Company, Honeywell and Energizer.
Shanbhag earned a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College and a Juris Doctor (JD) from Columbia University Law School, where he was an editor of the Columbia Law Review. He is also a certified Six Sigma Green Belt.
Vice-président, Fonctions opérationnelles
Brad Cortazzo is vice president of operating functions at BrandSafway. Cortazzo joined BrandSafway in October 2015 as the director of project controls, productivity and quality. He has worked in the scaffold, insulation and paint industry for more than five years.
Prior to joining BrandSafway, Cortazzo spent more than seven years at General Electric (GE) in roles of increasing responsibility across several of the company’s divisions, including Energy, Power Generation Services and Oil & Gas. Cortazzo was also a production supervisor at Corning Glass and served on active duty in the U.S. Army for five years.
Cortazzo earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a Master of Business Administration from Georgia Tech. He is also a certified project management professional (PMP).
Directeur de l’information
Jay Fisher is chief information officer for BrandSafway. He joined the company in June 2006 as director of information technology.
Prior to joining BrandSafway, Fisher spent more than five years at General Electric (GE) in several information technology leadership roles, in which he primarily focused on enterprise resource planning (ERP) deployment and application support. He has also provided information technology consulting support to several industrial and manufacturing-based businesses. Previously, Fisher has also worked for MetalMaker, BWAY Corporation, Infor, and WMS Gaming.
Fisher earned a bachelor’s degree in business-operations management from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University.
Vice-président, Développement de l’entreprise et fusions & acquisitions
Jim Rogers is vice president of corporate development and mergers and acquisitions at BrandSafway.
Prior to joining BrandSafway in July 2017, Rogers spent 16 years at Honeywell, first as a director of finance and later as vice president of business development/director of strategy and business development. At Honeywell, he was responsible for managing and executing on mergers and acquisitions of new companies.
Previously, he has also served in increasing leadership roles in finance, up to chief financial officer, at a variety of companies, including Healthy Pet Corp., Thomson Industries, Personna American Safety Razor Company and LSI Industries Inc.
Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Wright State University and a Master of Business Administration from Xavier University. He is also a certified public accountant (CPA).
