San Diego, California
August 18, 2008
Ahern International Seeds
is pleased to announce the addition of Joe Sands to Director,
Sales & Marketing for the Gulf of Mexico and Central America,
effective September 1, 2008. Joe will be located the Lower Rio
Grande Valley of Texas and responsible for product development
and sales in his territory. He joins Enrique Pena, West Mexico
and Paulo Garcia, Central/South Mexico as the newest member of
Ahern’s sales and marketing management team.
Sands brings a wealth of experience from various sectors of the
agriculture industry to Ahern International. He most recently
worked with seed provider Vilmorin as US and Canada Sales
Manager. Prior to that, Sands served as Manager of Mexico
Operations for seed distributor Keithly-Williams, and as Latin
America Agro Director for food giant Frito-Lay.
Sands earned his Masters of Agriculture in Horticulture from
Texas A&M.
“We are exceptionally proud to add another high-level manager
with more than 20 years experience in agricultural-related
businesses to our staff,” says Kevin Ahern, President and CEO of
Ahern Seeds. “With Joe’s experience and expertise, we look
forward to developing and delivering more high quality genetics,
backed by superior customer service in the Gulf States of Mexico
and Central America.”
Ahern International Seeds is the leading distributor of
hybrid vegetable seeds in Mexico, Central America, and the
Southwestern United States. |
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