PBI/Gordon announce new hires

Kansas City, Mo. – PBI/Gordon Corporation announced the recent hire of two new territory sales representatives. 

“Recent growth challenges and new product introductions have forced us to create new territories,” says Mark Miller, vice president of sales for the company’s professional and agricultural product group.

Bill Affinito is familiar with all aspects of golf course maintenance and management. Most recently, he was the golf course manager at Miacomet Golf Course in Nantucket, Mass., where he has worked for the past five years. He has also worked as a maintenance staff member and as an assistant superintendent. 

Working on golf courses throughout his college career, Affinito has worked at Oak Lane Country Club in Woodbridge, Conn., Pilgrims Harbor Golf Club in Wallingford, Conn., Heather Hill Country Club in Plainville, Mass., and at Norfolk Golf Club in Westwood, Mass.

“Bill’s experience with the golf industry is a definite asset in the New England area,” says Miller. “And he’ll be getting sales training from one of our top sales representatives, John Patten, so we’re excited about the expertise Bill will add to our team.” 

Sean Kearney has 25 years of experience in selling, marketing, leading and training. He also has worked in the lawn care market at ChemLawn as well as for many of PBI/Gordon’s customers, including Lesco, UHS and Wilbur-Ellis.
“Seans’ insight into the needs of these customers is a real plus,” Miller says. “Sean really knows our business … from both the end-user and distributor sides of the industry.”

Affinito will take over a newly formed territory in New England which includes New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts and Maine. Kearney will cover Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota. 

“We are really proud to have these two guys on board at PBI,” Miller says. “They both have a great deal of experience in our industry and will bring added value to the company and the accounts they will service.”

For more information on PBI/Gordon, visit pbigordon.com or call 1-800-821-7925.