Michael Steve will be based in Wellton, Ariz., just outside of Yuma, and will cover Hawaii, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Southern Utah, and the country of Mexico. His primary responsibility will be to support the distributor network through product education, fertility recommendations, agronomic support and promotional support.
Steve's first job in the turf industry was a groundskeeper at the Ohio Exposition Center, while he pursued a landscape horticulture degree at The Ohio State University in Columbus. From there he moved to The Davey Tree Co., working 10 years throughout the Midwest, initially as a lawn technician, then as a sales and service representative and finally as a district manager.
LESCO then hired him as a service center sales manager and later as a product manager; his tenure with the turf and pest-control products company lasted 18 years. His most recent position, before joining Grigg Brothers, was product manager with the Gowan Co., a provider of control products to the agriculture and turf & ornamental industries.
"We have been looking to hire Michael Steve for some time," said Vice President Gary Grigg. "He comes to us with an extensive agronomic and sales background that includes more than 25 years of sales, training, management and marketing experience in the green industry at the national, regional and local levels. In addition, his broad hands-on experience in the turf and ornamental industry will also be a major asset for our distributors and customers in the U.S. Southwest."