AMGUARD Hires René Berryessa

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – AMGUARD Environmental Technologies announced the hiring of René Berryessa as regional sales manager – Southwest.

In this role, Berryessa will strengthen AMGUARD’s commitment to serving U.S. professional pest control customers in California, Arizona and Nevada via its six manufacturing plants in the U.S. and growing portfolio of new technologies, proven chemistries and green solutions.

Prior to joining AMGUARD, Berryessa held senior sales roles with Paragon, Newport Exterminating, Antbusters Pest Elimination and Ecolab. Berryessa will report to Ryan Klein, AMGUARD vice president of sales. Berryessa cited AMGUARD’s commitment to innovation, new IP and leadership in public health as compelling reasons to join the RTP-based company.

"We are very excited to welcome René to the AMGUARD team," Klein said. "René is exactly what we were looking for in a regional sales manager for the Southwest region. He is well respected, and his vast experience in the sales and service side of the pest control industry will help AMGUARD deliver as an emerging growth specialty business.”