Brian Cook, Fourth Generation of the Cook Family, Joins Cook’s Pest Control

DECATUR, Ala. - Brian Cook has been named a management trainee with Cook’s Pest Control, the company his family has owned and operated for over 80 years.

Cook graduated with an MBA from the University of Alabama in May. While in college, he was a member of Net Impact, an international nonprofit organization whose desire is for business to make a positive impact on society. He also helped found Not Forgotten, a mission organization aimed at improving the lives of abused and abandoned street boys in Peru. Cook is currently working as a pest control route assistant in a district office and will enroll in Cook’s Academy of Customer Service, the employee training program, in July.

John R. Cook, Sr. said he is proud of his grandson’s decision to begin his career at an entry level position and to learn the business “from the ground up.” In addition, Cook’s President and CEO Jim Aycock commented, “In a day of acquisitions, mergers and business failures, we are fortunate to be a part of this new era – the fourth generation of Cook’s Pest Control. Our employees and customers will be well-served by Brian Cook’s desire and commitment to continue operating Cook’s as a family company.”

Brian Cook said he is grateful for the opportunity to continue Cook’s heritage of honesty, integrity, service and professionalism. “Although I’ve been in and around the pest control business for years, I’m now excited about being fully involved at Cook’s and learning every aspect of the business. We are blessed with so many great people and I am looking forward to working with them all.”

John Lewis Cook founded the North Alabama Termite Company in Decatur, Alabama in 1928. At his death in 1950, John Robert Cook assumed the business and served as Chairman of the Board until 2004. His son, John R. Cook, Jr., joined the company in 1977 after earning a Master of Arts degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board.