PRESS RELEASE
For more information contact:
David Arant, VP Marketing
(888) 884-4344 Ext. 214
DArant@skinnernurseries.com
www.skinnernurseries.com
August, 2007
PAUL HOFFMAN PROMOTED TO BRANCH MANAGER
Jacksonville, FL - Skinner Nurseries, the leading supplier of green goods in the South, haspromoted Paul Hoffman to the position of Branch Manager for its Florida Direct branch.
Paul joined Skinner Nurseries in 1999 as an Inside Sales Representative and has since been oneof the company’s most successful Direct Salespeople. Paul has worked primarily with developers, landscape architects and contractors in the early stages of planning large-scaledevelopments, and he has serviced their needs direct from Skinner Nurseries’ farms and the region’s best growers. In his new role, Paul will oversee a team of three direct salespeople who cover the entire state of Florida.
Paul is a very active member of the green industry, holding various credentials including: Certified Arborist, FNGLA Certified Professional, Past President of the Northeast Chapter of the FNGLA, ISA and board member of Greenscape of Jacksonville (non-profit).
“It is with great enthusiasm that I am able to promote Paul Hoffman to the position of Branch Manager of Florida Direct. It has been a pleasure for me to watch Paul grow into the professional he has become,” stated William Ten Eyck, Vice President of Sales and Service.
Skinner Nurseries, which currently operates twenty-three strategically located distribution centers across the southern United States, is one of the fastest growing suppliers of green goods in the Sun Belt.
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