DuPont Professional Products Hires Scott Parker as Midwest Sales Representative for Turf and Ornamental Products
WILMINGTON, Del., August 6, 2008 – DuPont Professional Products today announced it has hired Scott Parker as Midwest Turf & Ornamental sales representative. Based in Kentucky, Parker’s territory will span North Dakota through Ohio. With him, Parker brings 10 years of sales experience to DuPont; he has also worked in the field as an assistant golf course superintendent. He graduated from the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in Agronomy and an emphasis in Turfgrass Management.
Parker is a highly accomplished sales professional adept at forging customer relationships and growing multiple-state accounts from year to year. He will be providing golf and turf professionals with DuPont™ Acelepryn™, a new insecticide for controlling all key white grub species, which recently received an expedited EPA approval and reduced-risk rating. With a new class of chemistry and mode of action, Acelepryn™ has the lowest application rate and lowest water solubility of any white grub control product. Parker will also be charged with supporting DuPont™ Provaunt™ insecticide.
Provaunt™ controls multiple caterpillars, mole crickets, annual bluegrass weevil (ABW) larvae (curative application), European crane fly larvae, potato leafhopper, grasshoppers and European pine sawfly.
“We are excited to have such a proven sales representative joining our team, at a time when DuPont is introducing new products with unbeatable efficacy and environmental profiles,” said Curtis Orrben, national sales manager for DuPont Professional Products. “Scott will play a key role in capitalizing on the strong interest in our products throughout the turf and golf industries.”
More information about DuPont Professional Products is available at www.proproducts.dupont.com.
Headquartered in Wilmington, Del., DuPont Professional Products brings the company’s tradition of science, innovation and safety to the pest and green industries. DuPont Professional Products’ global portfolio includes DuPont™ Acelepryn™, DuPont™ Advion® fire ant bait, ant gel and ant bait arena, Advion® cockroach gel bait and bait arena, Advion® mole cricket bait, Provaunt™ insecticide and TranXit® herbicide.
DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
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