Steve Jedrzejek announces retirement from Prime Source

Company hires Matt Wilkinson to handle proprietary products manager role.

Steve Jedrzejek, left, has retired as Prime Source's proprietary products manager. The company hired Matt Wilkinson, right, to fill the role.
Steve Jedrzejek, left, has retired as Prime Source's proprietary products manager. The company hired Matt Wilkinson, right, to fill the role.
Courtesy of Prime Source

Prime Source announced the retirement of proprietary products manager Steve Jedrzejek following a respected career spanning more than 40 years in marketing, product development, technical services and executive leadership roles within the turf and ornamental industries. He has been with Prime Source since 2018.

The company also announced that Matt Wilkinson has joined its team as proprietary products manager. Wilkinson will be leading selling initiatives for the growing proprietary specialty product portfolio across the United States. He brings nearly 30 years of green industry experience with previous roles in agronomy, golf course management, as well as turf, ornamental, golf, and sports turf product sales and portfolio development.

“This is an exciting time of transition for our specialty products sales team,” Prime Source/Specialty director Russ Mitchell said. “Steve has had a remarkable career and we are honored that he shared part of it with us. Our product offerings are stronger because of the work that he has done here, and we congratulate him on his well-deserved retirement.”

“At the same time, we are excited to welcome Matt to the Albaugh team. He brings a wealth of experience in several aspects of the industries that we serve and will be a great asset to the team as we continue to promote and manage our proprietary specialty product portfolio.”

Wilkinson holds a bachelor’s degree in horticulture/turf & landscape management from Oregon State University and resides in Denver.