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Jiffy has announced the addition of new account managers to is North American businesses. As Jiffy continues to expand its operations in North America, the company has created these account manager positions to better serve its customers' needs and meet their agronomic needs.
"I am excited to welcome three new people to the Jiffy Sales Team,” says Kent Carrell, North America sales manager for Jiffy Group. “Josh DeVries, Chris Wacker and Freeman Agnew are here to help us meet the increasing and expanding demand for our horticulture solutions.”
Freeman Agnew has joined the Jiffy North America sales team as territory account manager for the Southeast area of the U.S. In this role, Agnew will work with customers in the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Agnew comes to Jiffy with a solid background in horticulture and plug production with previous experience working a large wholesale grower of vegetables and annuals. He is a 2010 graduate of Auburn University with a bachelor of science degree in ornamental horticulture.
Josh DeVries has joined the Jiffy North America sales team as territory account manager servicing the areas of Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan.
Prior to joining Jiffy, DeVries was a senior sales account manager for Sheridan Nurseries in Georgetown, Ontario, a large nursery grower and retail operation serving growers with plant material across the Ontario market and Northeast US. DeVries attended Hillsong College in Sydney Australia.
Chris Wacker has joined the Jiffy North America sales team as territory account manager in the Midwest. Wacker started this past June and is servicing the states of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.
Wacker is an experienced greenhouse and propagation manager and has previously worked for large nursery and perennial growers specializing in the production and propagation of woody ornamental plants. He is a 2009 graduate of the University of Wisconsin with a bachelor of science in horticulture.
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