Aris hires managing director for Green Leaf Plants

Aris Horticulture, Inc. has announced that Blair Hoey is joining the company as managing director for its Green Leaf Plants division. Based in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Green Leaf Plants is a leading young plant supplier of perennials serving the U.S. and Canadian markets.

Hoey has a broad, well-rounded background in horticulture and perennial production with over 20-years’ experience in all aspects of supply chain management. This includes greenhouse production and operations management, with process improvement focus, of 500 acres of greenhouse and open-field production and planning of all crops for both the big-box, retail-finished regional market, as well as rooted young plants for the national network of wholesale growers. He has also worked as a new product development department manager and in sales, expanding into a senior leadership position organizing sales teams and providing direction for retail and grower divisions. Hoey is a graduate of Oklahoma State University with a degree in Agricultural and Horticultural Science.

“We are pleased to welcome Blair to our team,” says Scott Schaefer, Aris CEO. “His career experience is a great fit for our organization, with strong leadership skills and an extensive knowledge of operation and production management. This includes experience in process management and continuous quality improvement, a core focus for our company in fulfilling its mission to provide customers with industry-leading quality and service. His blend of both wholesale and retail industry knowledge is a strong asset as well.”

Blair and his wife, Karen, will be relocating to Pennsylvania.