Bayer CropScience Announces Sean McNerney as Area Sales Manager
March 17, 2014
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Mar. 18, 2014) – Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience LP, today announced the appointment of Sean McNerney as area sales manager for the North American turf and ornamentals (T&O) business. In his new role serving the southwest Florida market, McNerney is responsible for driving sales of assigned accounts and distributor branches, as well as building and maintaining relationships with key end users.
“It is critical at Bayer to be able to support our customers with a first-class sales force that truly understands their businesses and their greatest challenges,” said David Wells, golf business manager for Bayer’s T&O business. “Sean’s experience as a golf course superintendent will further strengthen our ability to meet the needs of our customers with the expertise and solutions that truly help them be successful.”
McNerney brings a strong background in turf management to his new role. In his most recent position as golf course superintendent at Landirr Incorporated, McNerney managed the daily operations of the 27-hole Bonifay Country Club Golf Course in The Villages, Fla. He previously served as an assistant superintendent at both OneSource Landscape & Golf Service and Grand Cypress Golf Club.
“I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked at some great American golf courses,” said McNerney. “I’m excited for the opportunity to bring my experience in turfgrass management to Bayer, where I can work together with golf course superintendents, lawn care operators and distributers to help them achieve their business goals using innovative science and solutions.”
McNerney holds an associate degree of applied science in golf course management from Daytona Beach Community College. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration with a minor in interpersonal communication skills at the University of Central Florida.
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Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials. Bayer CropScience, the subgroup of Bayer AG responsible for the agricultural business, has annual sales of EUR 8,819 million (2013) and is one of the world’s leading innovative crop science companies in the areas of seeds, crop protection and non-agricultural pest control. The company offers an outstanding range of products including high value seeds, innovative crop protection solutions based on chemical and biological modes of action as well as an extensive service backup for modern, sustainable agriculture. In the area of non-agricultural applications, Bayer CropScience has a broad portfolio of products and services to control pests from home and garden to forestry applications. The company has a global workforce of 22,400 and is represented in more than 120 countries. This and further news is available at: www.press.bayercropscience.com.
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Bayer CropScience Media Hotline, 1-877-879-6162, or
Becca Hogan
Manager of External Communications
Bayer CropScience LP
Tel: (919) 549-2998
Email: becca(dot)hogan(at)bayer(dot)com
Ciara Ahern
Global Prairie
Tel: (216) 374-1274
Email: ciara(dot)ahern(at)global-prairie(dot)com
Press release number: USA-BCS-2014-0058
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