Aquatrols names new marketing manager
The Aquatrols Co., recently named Megan Svec as its new marketing manager.
Svec's experience includes content creation, event planning, market analysis, digital marketing and partnership coordination. She has worked in several industries including government, commercial real estate and construction management. Most recently, she worked for Infinite Blue, a business software company that was acquired last year by Everbridge. Her experience with Infinite Blue focused on events, social media, email campaigns and webinars.
Part of Lamberti, a chemical manufacturer with headquarters in Italy, Aquatrols is Paulsboro, New Jersey-based company that has been providing soil surfactant and wetting agent innovation for the turfgrass and horticulture industries for more than 70 years.
PBI adds to leadership team
PBI-Gordon recently named Gilbert Bourk and Eric Bur to the company's executive leadership team.
Bur (near right) was named vice president and chief financial officer for PBI and its subsidiaries, and as such oversees all aspects of the financial planning, accounting and IT functions for PBI. He joined PBI in 2019 as the senior director of finance.
Bourk (far right) has been named vice president and general counsel for PBI and its subsidiaries, PBI-Gordon Corp., Pegasus Laboratories and Pet-Ag Inc. Bourk joined PBI in 2019 as the senior director of the PBI legal department.
Based in Shawnee, Kansas, employee-owned PBI-Gordon develops, manufactures and markets products to the professional turf and ornamental industry as well as the companion animal health industry through its three subsidiaries.
Envu expands management unit
Envu named three new members to its sales management team.
Pat Quinlan, Jay Long and Zak Peterson (left to right below) collectively have more than 50 years of combined experience in the lawn, golf and sports turf industries.
Quinlan will manage Envu's efforts in northern New Jersey and eastern New York. Quinlan has more than 20 years of experience as a superintendent, including the past eight years at Fairmount Country Club in Chatham Township, New Jersey.
Long will support Envu customers in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. Prior to joining Envu, Long served as the superintendent of golf for the Mercer County (New Jersey) Park Commission where he oversaw the agronomic and operational management of five 18-hole golf courses. A native of Staten Island, NY, he has been a golf course superintendent for almost 30 years.
Peterson will serve customers in Illinois and Indiana. Prior to joining Envu, Peterson served as the Midwest regional sales manager for Arborjet/Ecologel over a 13-state area. He also served as the grounds manager for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.