People: Zinpro announces promotions within US sales team

The new US sales team will be led by Erik Swensson, who has been promoted to the role of Regional Manager – USA. Swensson joined the US sales team in 2003, and has most recently served in the role of Western Region Manager – US In this new role, he will continue to report to Russ Wyllie, Vice President of Sales – The Americas, and will be responsible for overseeing the overall direction, coordination, evaluation and success of our US sales team.

With this realignment, five distinct business units have been established within the US sales team. These business units focus not only on a geographic and account basis, but also incorporate a specific focus: manufactured feed, beef, dairy, poultry/swine, and specialty.

Manufactured Feed Business Unit

The new manufactured feed business unit will be led by Charles Gay, who has been promoted to the role of Business Manager – Manufactured Feed. Gay joined the Zinpro team in 1999, in this new Business Manager role, he will be responsible for direct account sales, as well as the District sales of each of the members of the newly formed manufactured feed business unit.

Beef Business Unit

The new beef business unit will be led by Terry Long, who has been promoted to the role of Business Manager – Beef. Long joined the Zinpro team in 1991, in this new Business Manager role, he will now be responsible for direct account sales, as well as the District sales of each of the members of the newly formed beef business unit. He will also oversee all beef sales activities and beef business coordination in the US market.

Dairy Business Unit

The new dairy business unit will be led by Curt Greer, who has been promoted to the role of Business Manager – Dairy. Greer joined the Zinpro team in 2010, in this new Business Manager role, he will be responsible for direct account sales, as well as the District sales of each of the members of the newly formed dairy business unit. He will also oversee all dairy sales activities and dairy business coordination in the US market.

Poultry/Swine Business Unit

The new poultry/swine business unit will be led by Mike Parsley, who has been promoted to the role of Business Manager – Poultry/Swine. Parsley joined the Zinpro team in 2007, in this new Business Manager role, he will be responsible for direct account sales, as well as the District sales of each of the members of the newly formed poultry/swine business unit. He will also oversee all poultry and swine sales activities and business coordination in the US market.

Specialty Business Unit

The new specialty business unit will be led by David Spaulding, who joined the Zinpro team earlier this year. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing all specialty market sales activities within the U S. This includes market assessment, relationship development and product positioning of new products, specifically within the companion and equine markets, as well as other specialty markets in the US.