Dec 15, 2020

Certis Adds Key Account Manager

 Certis USA has hired Lee Schaber as key account manager for the company’s expanding Garden 2 Greenhouse Division.

In this new role, Schaber will  support distribution with private label marketing opportunities and sales of Certis’  portfolio of consumer garden, professional greenhouse and nursery products, which include insecticides and fungicides from neem seed extracts, microbials and other natural substances.

Before joining Certis, Schaber most recently served as Agronomy and Technical Services Lead with Aquatrols. Prior to that, during a 14-year career with Scotts Miracle-Gro, he held key roles in global sourcing, strategic partnerships and technical service.

“2020 has been a year of significant growth for the consumer garden market especially. Certis is well-positioned with their portfolio of solutions and the sales channels in-place to capture that growth,” Schaber says. “I’m excited to help customers leverage the sustainable biocontrols solutions that Certis offers.”

Schaber recently represented the biocontrols industry as a member of the Board of Directors of the Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA) and as a Director for CropLife America.