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Bay
Electric CEO to serve as Immediate Past President of International Electrical
Contractors
Newport News, Va., –
John F. Biagas, president and CEO of Bay Electric Co., Inc. in
Newport News, Va., and the 2005 National President of the
Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC), will serve as the IEC's
Immediate Past President for 2006.
Biagas was named to the post by the organization's membership
at the 48th Annual Independent Electrical Contractors, Inc. (IEC)
National Convention and IEC Electric Expo 2005 held in October in Baltimore, Md.
As outgoing president of the organization, Biagas
installed the officer slate during a special
inauguration ceremony at the convention.
Other officers elected were IEC National President,
Dennis Thomas; Senior National Vice
President, John Quebe of KenMor Electric, Houston, Tex.; National
Vice President, David Ekmark, Ekmark Electrical Company, Memphis,
Tenn.; National Vice President, Rob Heineman, Pueblo
Electric, Pueblo, N. M.; National Treasurer,
Greg Haren, Enertech Electrical,
Lowellville, Oh; and National Secretary, Steve
Wiege, PTSC, Gresham, OR.
Biagas has been active in the international
organization for a number of years, serving as IEC Senior National Vice President
before heading up the organization in 2005.
Prior to that, he was IEC National Vice President, National Treasurer and the
served on the was one of the founders of the Hampton Roads, Va., IEC Government
Affairs Committee for two years and on the IEC Executive Committee.
A Master Electrician licensed in four states and
the District of Columbia, Biagas is
credited with growing Bay Electric from a small electrical shop to one of the
fastest growing, minority-owned contractors in the Mid-Atlantic area.
For two years in a row, the Virginia Chamber of
Commerce recognized Bay’s double digit growth by naming the company to
Virginia’s list of Fantastic Fifty fastest growing, small privately-held
businesses.
Active in the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of
Commerce, Biagas has a degree in business from McNeese State University in Lake
Charles La. He, his wife, and their two children live in Yorktown, Va.
About the IEC (www.ieci.org)
Established in 1957, IEC is a trade association
made up of more than 3,200 members with 74 chapters nationwide. IEC National
aggressively works with the industry to establish a competitive environment for
the merit shop – a philosophy that promotes the concept of free enterprise, open
competition and economic opportunity for all.
About Bay Electric Co., Inc.
Bay Electric Co., Inc., founded over 40 years ago,
specializes in general contracting as well as in Design/Build and in electrical,
security, and technology solutions and services. Bay,
one of the fastest growing minority-owned companies in Virginia, is a certified
HUBZone contractor and an 8(a) SDB company.
Bay
is a privately held and family owned company with a strong customer base that
includes the U.S. Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force; NASA; the Veterans
Administration; USDA; Wal-Mart; Best
Western; General Service Administration; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers;
the Department of Homeland Security; and numerous other agencies and businesses.
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For more information,
contact Shawna Taylor, 757-595-2300 or
staylor@bayelectricco.com
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