Ames, Iowa
August 27, 2007
Becker Underwood
has named Stephanie Zumbach and Charlie Hale as product managers
for the company’s seed enhancements group.
Stephanie
Zumbach joined the company in January 2004 as a customer service
representative. Stephanie came to Becker Underwood from Syngenta
Seeds. In her new role, she will focus on meeting the product
development and support needs of the company’s North American
customer base in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Zumbach is a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in
Agricultural Studies. A northeast Iowa native, she grew up on a
farm with livestock operations as well as corn and soybean
production.
Charlie
Hale joins Becker Underwood after career assignments at Pioneer
Hi-Bred International, Inc., and Mycogen Seeds plus eight years
as a partner in a Des Moines-based communications agency.
Most
recently, he held communications management positions with
Gustafson LLC and Bayer CropScience. Charlie will focus on
supporting and coordinating activities of the company’s
international business, including activities of branch offices
in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, France and New Zealand
who are frequently serving the same global customer.
In
addition, he will serve as marketing communications lead for the
company’s horticultural specialties business.
A Texas native and graduate of Texas A&M University, Hale also
grew up on a farm. He is married to an Iowa native and notes
that this is his third assignment in Iowa.
Founded in 1982, Becker Underwood, Inc. is a leading developer
of bio-agronomic and specialty products. In addition to being
the leading manufacturer of seed coatings and colorants, the
company is also the leading global producer of inoculants,
beneficial nematodes, and a wide range of agricultural and
horticultural products. |
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