Becker
Underwood announces that Wally Boilek has been hired as a
National Accounts Manager for the company. His responsibilities
will be to facilitate and coordinate the activities of the
company's service to key national accounts and support the sales
team that serves them. Boilek was formerly a territory sales
manager with Becker Underwood from 1994 - 1999 and was most
recently Sales Manager for Arthur Cleason Inc., a Chicago based
distributor. Wally is based in Griffith, Indiana.
John Walther has also been promoted to a
National Accounts Manager position while continuing with his
current role as territory sales manager. As part of his new
responsibilities, John will help develop national distribution
strategy for select accounts and work with each company's
salesman in their respective territories.
Mike Sherman, formerly a product manager with
Becker Underwood, has been promoted to Business Development
Manager. In his new role, Sherman will focus on new business
strategy and new product opportunities. His challenge will be to
identify new ways to continue the expansion of Becker
Underwood's product line and work to capitalize on those
opportunities. He will continue to handle product management
responsibilities as well.
"These exciting and positive changes are
part of Becker Underwood's commitment to continued growth and
service to our customers," said Cozette Hadley, vice
president of sales and marketing.
Founded in 1982, Becker Underwood manufactures
and markets a variety of specialty colorants and bio-agronomic
products for turf management, forestry and structural pest
control industries. Becker Underwood’s turf and ornamental
products include Sprint®, Visor™, Turf
Mark®, Mulch Magic®, Green Lawnger®,
Caribbean Blue, Admiral™, Lineman, BioGain®,
Rhizanova™, LakePak®, Vigaroot™,
and Canteen®. To learn more about Becker Underwood
or their products, visit the company’s web site at