In this throwback photo, a young Russ Ives, left, stands with his father, Bill. His gradfather, Harlem, is seated. All three men are past presidents of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA). Russ was named the 2026 NPMA Pinnacle Award winner, the association's highest award.
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“CPS, known to the industry as PestSure, is a fantastic 35-year-old story about PMPs getting together to secure their future by insuring themselves. It has been an honor to follow industry legends such as Dick Keenan, Bob Sameth and Victor Hammel to help lead this organization.”
Ives sings the national anthem at a Detroit Tigers game in 2011: “I’ve sung there five times, and the Tigers are undefeated when I have sung.”
CPA, Coopers & Lybrand
1978-present
President, Rose Pest Solutions
1989-2013
“I started working in our company’s warehouse at age 16. I mixed rat bait, and filled prepack bottles of diazinon, perthane, chlordane and Dursban (none of which are still part of our arsenal), which could be poured into a 1-gal. B&G sprayer. It was important then, and remains so today, to create efficiencies for service personnel, so they can concentrate on solving problems.”
When Ives is installed as president of the National Pest Management Association in October, he will be the third generation in his family to hold this position. His grandfather, Harlem Ives, served 1954-55, and his father, H. William Ives, served 1977-78.
Marty Whitford is North Coast Media’s VP of Content and Publisher of PMP and GPS World. He can be reached at mwhitford@northcoastmedia.net or 216-706-3766.
