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AUSTIN, Texas — Karl J. Kisner, a well-known figure in the pest management industry, has joined Univar USA, Austin, Texas, as director of marketing for the Professional Products and Services division (PP&S).
Kisner, a graduate of The Ohio State University, began his career as a turf specialist for Van Waters & Rogers in 1990, serving the Southern California market. He was employed by Terra Industries (now Pro Source One) for six years as a marketing manager before joining Aventis in 1998 as a product manager.
Kisner transitioned through the mergers and acquisitions of Aventis/Rhone Poulenc, Agrevo, Bayer, Bayer Hold Separate and eventually BASF, where he served as a senior marketing manager for the Termidor product line. He moved over to the turf side of BASF earlier this year before accepting the director of marketing position with Univar.
Kisner earned a bachelor’s degree in agronomy/turfgrass and holds a certificate of professional achievement in marketing and sales management from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
“Karl brings to this important role a wealth of marketing experience, a strong knowledge of our industry and a proven track record of implementing successful marketing initiatives,” said John Bolanos, vice president of PP&S. “I am excited about these changes and the positive impact our expanded marketing team will have on our ability to help our customers succeed in their businesses.”
Kisner said he is looking forward to returning to the company where he got his start, as well as getting reacquainted with the pest control industry.
“Univar has always done a great job of not just being a distributor of products to the end-user, but also by excelling at providing additional value and services that the customer needs and appreciates,” he said. “The thing that excited me the most about the Univar opportunity was the chance to be back in the pest control market.”