Feb 15, 2017

WaterPulse Expands Staff

WaterPulse has hired Tom Foley as its vice president national sales.

“Tom’s more than two decades of horticulture experience and knowledge will serve our customers well,” says Jim Heffernan, CEO of WaterPulse. “He understands their needs and will help customers identify the best strategies for impacting their productivity, their quality and their bottom lines.”

Foley started his career as assistant director of the North Carolina State University Arboretum, before moving into the supply side of horticulture. His experience includes time with California’s Hines Horticulture as a sales manager and national new products manager, as well as serving as global supply chain manager for Ball Horticultural Company and as chief operations officer for EuroAmerican Propagators. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a bachelor’s degree in horticulture.

In his new role at WaterPulse, Foley will be responsible for North American sales of the company’s patent-pending capillary mats and associated irrigation systems to nurseries and growers.