Chris Vernon has joined Jacobsen as Vice President of Marketing and Product Management effective Oct. 4, 2010. He will report directly to Dan Wilkinson, President of Jacobsen, and in his new role will be responsible for Product and Program Management, Marketing and Communications, Technical Support and Training. Jacobsen, based in Charlotte, NC, is a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company and one of the leading turf maintenance equipment manufacturers worldwide.
Vernon joins Jacobsen from Greenlee, a Textron company, where he has served as Vice President and General Manager of Rothenberger-USA, a joint venture between Greenlee and Rothenberger. He will be relocating to the Charlotte area from Rockford, IL, with his wife, Michelle and their three children.
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