1/29/2016
On the Move
Jennifer Zurko
BAILEY NURSERIES
Bailey Nurseries announced that David Roberts has been hired as the General Manager and Breeder for Plant Introductions, Inc. David will manage day-to-day operations, lead breeding direction and coordinate breeding objectives for the company with Bailey Nurseries management and PII consultants Dr. Michael Dirr, Mark Griffith and Jeff Beasley. David will be based at the Watkinsville, Georgia, facility, which was acquired by Bailey Nurseries in 2015. Over the last several years, David has worked as a graduate student with Dr. Dennis Werner and Dr. Tom Ranney, where he developed a passion for ornamental plant breeding and propagation.
DRAMM
Dramm welcomes Devon Vanzalen to the sales team in the Fenwick, Ontario, Canada, office. Devon joins Dramm after growing up in the greenhouse industry. He’s been involved in everything from general labor to upper management at a very large gerbera grower. Devon will be responsible for coordinating the sales efforts and supporting the sales team at Dramm’s Canadian office. He will work with customers, help fulfill orders, coordinate shipments, repair equipment and support the full Dramm product line.
EUROAMERICAN PROPAGATORS
EuroAmerican has hired Roy Lillywhite as Executive Manager of Sales and Emma Steed, who continues to serve as National Broker Sales Specialist. The role of Roy is to lead the sales department
in customer service and training the sales professionals about the tools EuroAmerican has to offer. The role of Emma is to facilitate training opportunities with broker sales teams and to present program changes—for example, updates to Proven Winners and to Suntory product lines as they become available.
Roy has 21 years of horticulture industry experience, most notably 15 years with Monrovia Nursery Company as a Sales Representative and in Sales Management. He had a five-year stint of entrepreneurial experience, opening an independent retail garden center and later in managing a Lowe’s Home Improvement Garden Center. Roy has served one full year as Inside Sales Manager and training with EuroAmerican.
Previously Emma worked 12 years at Hines Horticulture as Key Accounts support manager for Home Depot and as a Regional Sales Manager. She worked six years at Flynn Rainbow Nursery in various Key Accounts positions.
PECKETTS, INC.
Pecketts, Inc., a wholesale grower specializing in spathiphyllum and Christmas cactus production in Apopka, Florida since 1978, has been sold to Milan Perlly. Milan has an extensive background in various industry management and quality control. Pecketts will continue to expand meet the needs of the changing market and its customers.