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Flannery and Marr Jr. named to management positions at The Marr Cos.

Daniel Flannery

 

Jeffrey Marr, Jr.

 

Boston, MA The Marr Companies has created two new management positions to complement the companies’ current administrative team.

Daniel Flannery was hired as vice president, administration. Flannery will focus on the development and implementation of corporate plans and policies to support the operational objectives of all the Marr entities. Prior to joining Marr, he served for eight years as the director of finance for Bond Brothers.  

A veteran of the construction industry, Flannery’s experience working with administrative departments, including information technologies, finance and human resources, will be an asset to supporting business operations at Marr.  

Flannery earned his undergraduate degree at Stonehill College in Business Administration and his Master of Business Administration from Babson College.  

Jeffrey Marr, Jr. has been named business development manager. In this newly created position, he will work with management, sales teams across all companies and divisions, operations and our broad customer base to strengthen partnerships and to develop growth opportunities for Marr.

For the past 10 years, Marr served as aerial lift & swing stage sales representative/project manager (Boston/Cambridge) for Marr Scaffolding Co.  His experience working with leading product lines and customers throughout Greater Boston has laid the foundation for this transition to building long-term value for the company by seeking ways to better connect our diverse set of products, services and capabilities to our customers.

Marr earned his undergraduate degree from Boston College.  He is a member of the sixth generation of Marr family members to work for the company and is an active member of the Associated Subcontractors of Mass. (board of director) and the Mass. Building Congress.

The Marr Companies, established in 1898, consists of Daniel Marr & Son Company, Marr Scaffolding Company, Marr Crane & Rigging and Isaac Blair & Co., Inc.  This year marks the company’s 120th year servicing the New England construction industry.

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