Victor, New York, USA
January 21, 2016
Jeff Distasio has been named National Sales Manager at BioWorks, home to the RootShield®, BotaniGard®, CEASE®, Molt-X®, MilStop®, NemaShield® and SuffOil-X® brands of biopesticides and Verdanta® and ON-Gard® brands of biofertilizers. In his new position, Mr. Distasio will be responsible for managing the BioWorks sales organization and growing the BioWorks family of insect control, disease control and plant nutrition products, programs and services in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Mr. Distasio has over 25 years of sales and marketing experience in B2B, retail, industrial and consumer markets. He previously held positions at Benco Dental, Bausch & Lomb, Aramark and Duracell. Mr. Distasio's primary responsibility at BioWorks will be to manage the growth of BioWorks' extensive portfolio while launching new products and services into the specialty agriculture, horticulture and turf markets.
"Jeff is a welcome addition to the BioWorks team." said Joe Gionta, Director of Marketing and Sales. "His experience, drive and professionalism will make substantial contributions to our growth and commitment to our customers."
Mr. Distasio may be reached at 800-877-9443, or by email at jdistasio@bioworksinc.com
About BioWorks
BioWorks provides environmentally responsible, safe and effective products and tailored programs for managing plant diseases, pests, nutrition and health.
For more than 20 years BioWorks has been helping our customers in the horticulture, agriculture and turf markets develop effective and efficient custom programs using products that are safe and proven. We are continuously reinventing the way our customers work by providing biologically-based, integrated, safe solutions and programs.
BioWorks is a founding member of the BioPesticide Industry Alliance and also a proud sponsor of the AFE scholarship program, funding the 'BioWorks IPM/Sustainable Practices Scholarship'. For more information, please visit www.bioworksinc.com.