ATLANTA — Full-service fire protection, life safety and service service provider Pye-Barker Fire & Safety has named Peter Robbins as president of commercial services, according to a company announcement.
In this newly created role, Robbins “oversees the company’s acquisition activities, growth initiatives and commercial strategy,” the announcement says.
Robbins joins Pye-Barker from Baird, where he served as managing director in the Global Technology and Services Investment Banking Group, jointly leading the firm’s coverage of Facility, Industrial, Residential & Environmental (FIRE) services.
Over his career, he advised on dozens of transactions across the fire and life safety sector, giving him “a deep view of the operators, business models and market dynamics that define the industry,” according to the Pye-Barker announcement.
Robbins is also a longtime advocate of Ownership Works, the nonprofit organization that partnered with Pye-Barker to create its ALL In ownership program to provide employees with the opportunity to build wealth at work, the announcement says.
Why Did Pye-Barker Add Peter Robbins?
Robbins will report to CEO Bart Proctor and “take a lead role in guiding the company’s strategy and growth initiatives and shaping how Pye-Barker evaluates, integrates and grows acquired businesses, a discipline the company has applied across more than 200 acquisitions to date,” according to the company announcement.
“Pye-Barker is one of the few companies I’ve seen scale this quickly without losing what made it worth scaling in the first place,” says Robbins in the announcement. “The operational rigor, the culture, the ownership — what this team has built is truly special and I look forward to being part of its continued growth.”
“Peter has sat across the table from us, from our competitors, and from dozens of the businesses we’ve acquired. He understands this industry as well as anyone, but it was his commitment to the people that make this company great that truly stood out to me, says Proctor in the company announcement.
“Our growth, while rapid, is also very intentional,” he says. “Peter’s growth philosophy matches ours perfectly, and I look forward to seeing what we accomplish together.”
