Rob Pylar has joined Valent U.S.A. Corp. as a turf territory manager in the Midwest region.
Pylar will work closely with turf and landscape professionals throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio.
“I am very excited to be joining the Valent team,” Pylar says. “Having worked with Valent as a distributor representative, I know that the company has an excellent reputation in the industry.
“This business always has and always will be driven by work done in the field. With my knowledge of the region and the relationships I’ve developed over the past two decades, I believe I’m well-positioned to help both Valent and the turf and landscape professionals in my area meet their goals.”
Pylar, 39, graduated with a certificate of studies in turfgrass management from Michigan State University and has spent 19 years working in various positions within the golf course, fertilizer and chemical distribution, and chemical manufacturing/marketing industries. Originally from Detroit, Pylar has spent his entire professional career in the area for which he will be responsible at Valent.
Most recently, he served as a technical field representative in Indiana and Michigan for the W.A. Cleary Corp. Prior to that, he was the Michigan facility manager and a territory manager in Northern Ohio and Southeast Michigan for Agrium Advanced Technologies (then U.A.P. Professional Products).
“It’s a customer-driven business and people want to do business with people they’re comfortable with, people they have experience with,” Pylar said. “I understand the culture, the economy and the agronomic issues people here deal with on a daily basis.”