Meet the New Faces at Eason and Star Roses and Plants

Eason Horticultural Resources (EHR) and Star® Roses and Plants have announced the following additions to their respective teams.

EHR Welcomes Six Horticulture Professionals to National Sales Team

EHR has welcomed Matt Beutz, Jim Broderick, Alisha Asleson, Cindy Grover, Ed Mansuy, and John Thorsen to its national sales team. The appointments add experience in commercial growing, nursery sourcing, and plant sales to the 100% employee-owned horticultural distributor.

Matt Beutz brings more than 20 years of horticulture experience, including a foundation in propagation and plant production and 12 years in sales and national account management with SiteOne Landscape Supply. Based in Oregon, Beutz will focus on nursery sales in Oregon, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Jim Broderick brings 30 years of experience as an Ohio grower and 15 years in sales and management with BFG Supply. Broderick will serve customers in Ohio and surrounding areas.

Alisha Asleson spent 10 years with BFG Supply in sales and as Plant Connection sales manager. Based in west-central Minnesota, Asleson will serve primarily Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.

Cindy Grover brings 26 years of horticulture experience, including plant sales with BFG Supply. Based in southeast Georgia, Grover will serve young plant customers in Michigan and Illinois, along with select accounts.

Ed Mansuy brings horticultural sales experience from his tenure at BFG Supply, along with a background in business ownership and service management. A U.S. Navy veteran, Mansuy will serve select customers in various regions.

John Thorsen joins EHR after 28 years in brokered plant sales with McHutchison, following eight years with Vaughan’s Seed Company and earlier work as a grower. Based in Illinois, Thorsen will focus on young plants and perennials for select accounts in northern and central Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Star Roses and Plants Hires Territory Manager for South Florida

Kim Anders-Luber joins Star Roses and Plants as the Territory Manager for the South Florida region. She assumes this role following the retirement of Jim Darden.

With more than 20 years of industry experience, Kim brings a well-rounded expertise to the team, previously working at John Deere Landscapes, McGregor Plant Sales, and most recently at McHutchison Horticultural Distributors, where she was the Key Account Sales Manager for the Southeast. She also has a degree in plant science and landscape systems from the University of Tennessee.

The South Florida position became available as part of a larger transition in the Star Roses and Plants sales team. After nearly 30 years with Star Roses and Plants, Jim Darden began a well-deserved retirement this October.

“We can’t thank Jim enough for his dedication to Star and the tremendous impact he made on our company, for our customers, and in the industry as a whole,” says Tom O’Connell, Director of Sales, Marketing & Licensing. “Moving forward, we couldn’t ask for a better fit than Kim — her enthusiasm and experience have already added a remarkable amount to our team.