Patriot Environmental Services Selects New CEO

Brian Johnson to lead company as it seeks next level of growth

LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Patriot Environmental Services, a leading provider of vertically
integrated environmental services in the western United States, today
announced that it has appointed Brian Johnson as Chief Executive Officer
effective July 1, 2017. The move is part of an overall plan to bolster
the Patriot team with the experience, talent, and drive necessary to
support future growth and success.

Brian Johnson has over two decades of experience in leading strategic
growth plans and tactical process improvements for
multi-state/multi-unit service companies in a number of operationally
intensive industries. Johnson’s career includes prior positions as
co-founder, Chief Operating Officer, and President of Vac One Services,
co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Consolidated Utility Services,
and senior vice president of operations for UtiliQuest. In these roles,
Johnson has worked hand-in-hand with board members and professionals at
some of the leading private equity firms in the United States, including
Oaktree Capital’s GFI Energy Group, Tricor Pacific Capital (now known as
Parallel 49 Equity), and American Capital.

“I’m incredibly excited to join the Patriot team,” said Johnson.
“Patriot has a fantastic market reputation, a highly competitive service
portfolio, a talented and seasoned management team and workforce that
truly understands customer service, and an ownership group that is keen
to support continued investments in people, processes, and assets that
will fuel the company’s continued growth. I’m honored to join the
leadership team, and look forward to expanding and improving our
capabilities for our customers.”

Tom Scranton, Patriot’s co-founder and current CEO, will remain as
Vice-Chairman and serve as a key advisor to Patriot’s board of directors
on matters including long-term strategy and key customer relationships.
“Brian is going to take Patriot to the next level,” said Scranton. “His
experience in partnering with private equity investors to build and lead
companies in a variety of industrial and utility service businesses, and
his authentic, straight forward approach to working with our team make
him a fantastic fit for this role.”

Cary Meadow, Chairman of Patriot Environmental Services, which is
supported by Los Angeles-based private equity firms Solace Capital
Partners and Angeleno Group, stated, “Patriot has developed an
outstanding reputation founded on taking great care of its people and
its customers, with a dedication to safety and compliance. Bringing
Brian on board adds an experienced leader who can help Patriot seize on
its vast potential in the environmental services business.”

About Patriot Environmental Services

Patriot is a premier provider of comprehensive, vertically integrated
environmental services, including emergency spill response, hazardous
waste management and transportation, industrial cleaning,
hydro-excavation, full facility closure and remediation, non-hazardous
wastewater treatment, solidification, and other complementary services.
For more information on Patriot, please visit http://www.patriotenvironmental.com.

Contacts

Patriot Environmental Services
Randy Balik, 562-436-2614
[email protected]