Mar 11, 2020
Agrisel USA hires two new Southern territory sales representatives

Agrisel USA Inc., a company that offers formulation and distribution of value-added products to dealers and distributors in the agricultural, poultry, turf and ornamental, golf course, home and garden, and specialty pest control markets, has made two new staffing appointments: Bob Forreider and Bobby Hopkins as sales representatives for the Southern U.S. territory.

Forreider joins the company with more than 20 years of experience in various industry segments. In his new sales position, Forreider will be responsible for promoting and selling Agrisel USA products within the turf and ornamental, pest control, agricultural and specialty markets throughout Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina and north Georgia.

Prior to joining Agrisel USA, Forreider worked the last 15 years in technical sales for industry-leading companies including Terminix, York Distributors and Ensystex in Arizona, California, Utah and Nevada.

Bobby Hopkins joins the company as the new sales representative serving Florida, southern Georgia, southern Alabama and Texas. Hopkins will be responsible for driving territory sales and expanding market penetration of the company’s portfolio in the turf and ornamental, greenhouse, horticultural, agricultural and specialty crop markets.

For the last 25 years Hopkins has worked in the crop protection segment, holding various sales and marketing roles for Oil-Dri Corporation, Sipcam Agro USA, Sipcam Italia and Sipcam Australia. He also owned and operated a company in North Florida called Fleet Pro for 10 years.

“Both of these gentlemen will be great additions to our sales team,” said Art Assad, Agrisel USA President and Founder. “Together they bring extensive experience to the organization and are already driving new energy and enthusiasm that will enhance customer service, increased marketplace satisfaction and help us build a stronger business.”

Forreider currently resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He can be contacted via email at [email protected]. Hopkins resides in Panama City Beach, Florida, and can be reached via email at [email protected].

Founded in 1998, Agrisel  Agrisel specializes in packaging on many post patent agricultural and specialty market products. Agrisel USA’s products are available and distributed throughout the United States and the Caribbean. All products are produced in the United States. For more information go to agrisel.com or contact us via email at i[email protected].




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