Manteca, California
January 3, 2001
CelPril announces key management changes involving Boyd Hartman, Product
Marketing Director, and Roger Repp, who has served as CelPrilšs General Manager for
nine years. The recent changes see Boyd Hartman moving into the position of General Manager
while Roger Repp takes on a new position, that of Director of Seed Technology for
Aventis Crop Science.
Hartmanšs move to General Manager comes after the completion of his assignment
as Product Marketing Director at CelPril. He will be leading the company in its stated
strategic direction, providing world class seed coating technology to the seed industry. Hartman has extensive seed industry experience including prior marketing and
management positions at Pioneer and the USDA .
Repp has worked in the agricultural industry for over 25 years, with management
assignments in the ag chemicals, seed, and the seed enhancement industries in the
USA and Canada. He held the General Manager position at CelPril during a period of
growth in which the company has grown by three times. Repp attributes the growth to
the strong team spirit developed during his tenure at CelPril. In his new role, Repp will
provide direction during the coming months for the transition of management of the
business and contributing to CelPrilšs global seed technology business direction.
CelPril is also pleased to announce the appointment of
John Snelling as Northwest Technical Representative for CelPril. Snelling will be responsible for sales, marketing
and technical support for Washington, Oregon and Idaho for all film coating, process
and build-up coating products. He will report directly to Jeff Hensley, CelPril Marketing
Manager.
Snelling brings a depth of knowledge to CelPril with his past experience at Rogers
Seed Company where he was Regional Production Manager and Quality Assurance
and Inventory Manager from 1994-present. John earned an MS degree from Oregon
State University in Seed Technology with a minor in Integrated Pest Management and a
BS degree in Botany from the University of CA, Davis. Snelling, who currently live in
Twin Falls, ID, will be relocating to Boise, ID, in early 2001.
CelPril is a leading seed coating and enhancement company with headquarters in
Manteca, California. The company, along with it's sister company Ceres in France,
makes up the Aventis Seed Technology Group, headquartered in Lyon, France. For
more information contact CelPril, Aventis Seed Application Technology, 251 Oak
Street, Manteca, CA 95337, toll free, 888-899-9114, phone, 209-823-1738, fax
209-823-8855, or see our web site at www.celpril.com.
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