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▼▼GRAHAM BRENT STEPPING
DOWN AS CEO OF NCCCO
Graham Brent will step down as CEO of the National Commission
for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO) effective July
1, 2019, to take up leadership of the newly formed NCCCO
Foundation.
Brent, who has led the non-profit certification body virtually
since the inception of NCCCO certification programs in 1996, will
be succeeded as CEO by NCCCO board member and immediate
past president, Thom Sicklesteel. Sicklesteel is currently the general
manager USA of Leavitt Cranes, based in Tacoma, Wash.
In making the announcement, NCCCO president Kerry Hulse
said, “NCCCO would not be the organization it is today without
the leadership and guidance of Graham Brent. While his expertise
and knowledge will be missed at NCCCO, we are excited about
his accepting the CEO position of our newly formed NCCCO
Foundation. We are certain he will expend the same energy and commitment
to its success as he has done for NCCCO.”
As the executive director and later the CEO of NCCCO, Brent
has overseen a 30-fold increase in candidate volume, steering the
fledgling organization over the past two decades into a market leader
that now offers 27 credentials in 12 major certification programs.
Since testing began, NCCCO has administered more than 1.2
million written and practical examinations, and issued more than
425,000 ANSI-accredited and OSHA-compliant certifications.
“It’s been an extraordinary journey,” said Brent. “One that has
seen NCCCO emerge as the leader in the certification of crane
operators and other personnel.”
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