SePro adds 2 to its ranks

SePro added Casey Zeller as portfolio leader for Turf & Ornamental and Aaron Palmateer, Ph.D., as technical development leader for Ornamentals.

“Zeller has spent many years in his career focusing on finding new technical solutions and making them available to customers and helping well-known brands improve their go-to-market strategies to better serve their clientele. He brings to our team a fresh perspective, and I’m quite confident he will contribute valuable insights to our division,” said John Wendorf, director of SePro’s T+O division

Zeller, an Indiana native, grew up on a grain and livestock operation where his family continues to farm and raise registered Angus cattle. Zeller received a degree in agricultural economics from Purdue University.

Palmateer is well known throughout the industry due, in large part, to his expertise in plant pathology.

“Palmateer is a great friend to the industry. He has helped so many growers solve their disease issues. It is hard not to know him, through his many speaking engagements, articles and in-person visits,” Wendorf said. “He is an authoritative voice in this arena, and we are thrilled to have him join SePro.”

Palmateer received his doctorate in plant pathology from Auburn University and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in plant and soil science from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.