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John Henry Names New Sales Manager
Pat Bauer was recently named the new national sales manager of John Henry’s floral division. She will oversee daily management of the company’s national account managers selling floral products to supermarket and food mass-market businesses.
Bauer brings a wealth of knowledge and more than 20 years’ diverse experience in the floral industry to her new position. She served as floral director for the Kroger Company, building the grocer’s floral sales to make it the largest floral retailer in the United States. In 2001, the Produce Marketing Association recognized Bauer as Floral Marketer of the Year.
She also has worked as director of marketing for the floral division of Temkin International, Inc., and most recently as national sales director for Native Floral Group.
Bauer has served on the Floral Marketing Association and the PromoFlor Council. She holds a degree in retailing from Michigan State University.
John Henry is a Multi Packaging Solutions company. For more information, visit www.jhc.com.
“What Is Novalis?” Video Debuts on Web
Attendees at this year’s ANLA Management Clinic saw the premiere of Novalis’ new video, which detailed the company’s message and featured interviews with growers within the Novalis network.
If you weren’t at the clinic or want another opportunity to see the video, it has been uploaded to a new website, www.whatisnovalis.com. For more information on Novalis or the Plants that Work program, visit www.novalis.com.
Aquascape Among Chicago’s Best Places to Work
Crain’s Chicago Business recently awarded Aquascape, Inc. an honorable mention in its 2009 list of Best Places to Work in Chicago. Any Chicago-area business with more than 100 employees was eligible for the list, and more than 150 companies applied. Companies were judged on salary compensation, promotions, benefits, relationships between management and employees, and other issues about the day-to-day workplace.
“This is a great honor to receive an honorable mention,” claimed Greg Wittstock, CEO and founder of Aquascape, Inc. “During the economic downturn of the past year, it has proven more challenging to keep employees engaged.”
Aquascape is an innovator in the water features industry and invented the low-maintenance, naturally balanced ecosystem pond. The company also has appeared four times on the Inc. 500 List of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies and earned LEED certification for its company headquarters in 2006. For more information about Aquascape, visit www.aquascapeinc.com.
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