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Contacts:
Julie Versman, Director of Marketing, 530-750-0150, ext. 116
Chris Coombs, US Business Vice President, 530-750-0150, ext. 180
AgraQuest Increases Sales Staff in Eastern US
Newly Hired Mid-Atlantic Sales Manager to Service Key Regional Market
DAVIS, Calif. (February 24, 2005) – AgraQuest is pleased to announce the hiring of Brantlee Lawrence as Regional Sales Manager of the newly developed Mid-Atlantic US sales region. Brantlee will serve the states of Alabama, Northern Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, and will join Steve Melchert, Regional Sales Manager - Florida and Coastal Texas; and Terry Bradley, Sales Consultant - Northeast, in managing sales in the eastern US.
Mr. Lawrence brings a wealth of experience to AgraQuest, including expertise in the fungicide market. Brantlee comes to AgraQuest from Makhteshim Agan where he was Regional Business Manager of the Southeast. He lives in Albany, GA with his wife, Ramsey and their three children.
"By hiring Brantlee to cover the Mid-Atlantic region, we are going to be able will increase market penetration in the Eastern US while also increasing our abilities to provide customer support," said Chris Coombs, AgraQuest's V.P. of US Business. "We look forward to the new business opportunities that this position will create."
About AgraQuest
AgraQuest is a biotechnology company that focuses on discovering, developing, manufacturing and marketing effective, safe and environmentally friendly natural pest management products for agricultural, institutional and home markets. The company sells Serenade® and Rhapsody® Biofungicides and recently announced registration of Sonata® biofungicide for control of powdery mildew, downy mildew and rust. Pending at the EPA are Arabesque™ biofumigant and Virtuoso™ bioinsecticide. In 2003, AgraQuest won the prestigious Presidential Green Chemistry Award from the EPA for the discovery and commercialization of Serenade Biofungicide. In 2004, AgraQuest received a Red Herring Top 100 Private Company Award and a World Technology Award.