CARY, N.C. – Arysta LifeScience North America recently announced the hiring of Brian Battles as the senior technical sales manager for the Midwest Region – Central Plains states. Brian will work beside the territory sales managers to provide additional agronomic support to their territories and the region.
Battles brings more than 20 years of sales, marketing and operations experience to his new role on the Arysta LifeScience team. His previous sales experience includes Sunray Coop, High Plains Journal, GFC and, most recently, FRONTIER AG, INC. Battles studied agronomy at Oklahoma State University and will office out of his home in Wilburton, Oklahoma.
“Brian is bringing a tremendous amount of industry experience and agronomic knowledge to our Midwest team,” said Royce Schulte, regional sales manager – Midwest. “His additional technical support will help deepen our relationships with retail customers and consultants to grow our overall business.”
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