Tuesday, September 1, 2009

In his new role, Zeeb will be responsible for leading and managing the sales activities and sales representatives within Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Sales activities include leading dealer recruitment and management; leading customer, inventory and budget management; promoting products and technologies; and the coaching and development of Mycogen Seeds sales representatives.

Zeeb will report to Stephen Smith, sales leader for Mycogen Seeds.

“It’s an exciting time for agriculture, and we are bringing in the best people to keep us on the cutting edge,” Smith says. “Zeeb’s expertise in sales will be an asset to the Mycogen Seeds business and to the sales team as a whole.”

Zeeb holds a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University, and comes to Mycogen Seeds after having several roles within the seed industry, including positions at Wyffels Hybrids and AgVenture, Inc. He and his family will relocate to Illinois later this summer.

Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC and a developer and marketer of leading corn hybrids, the market leader in SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum.

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