Rockit Pest Names Patrick Settle Senior Vice President

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Rockit Pest announced that Patrick Settle was appointed as senior vice president of the company, which is focused on acquiring and operating regional pest control companies. Settle is an industry veteran with 30 years of experience in the pest management business, most recently having spent about 20 years with Veseris (formerly Univar) in various leadership roles.

At Veseris, Settle was a sales manager for the southeast district covering seven states, where he was awarded Sales Manager of the Year for 2020. Previously, he ran the corporate accounts group for the United States and Canada, where he spent 15 years as a business development manager responsible for the daily operations of corporate account customers and a team of inside support staff. Settle began his tenure at Veseris as an account executive covering South Carolina. 

Before joining Veseris, he held various roles at FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company and pest control industry supplier.

“We are excited to have Patrick join our leadership team as we continue to scale operations and partner with pest industry veterans,” said Jay Abramson, Rockit Pest director. “Our team is aligned with Patrick in providing exceptional service to our customers, long-term career opportunities for our employees and enabling our business partners to achieve their financial and growth objectives.”

Settle said, “After spending time with the team and getting to know their values and vision for the company, I believe Rockit Pest is an exceptional partner for family and founder-owned pest businesses. I am thrilled to be joining the Rockit family and excited to help further its tremendous growth potential.”

Rockit Pest, founded by Halle Capital, is focused on acquiring and operating regional pest control businesses. Rockit provides capital solutions to pest control operators looking for either an ownership transition or to partner with a group of experienced executives to accelerate growth.