Richard Comely, former Director of Marketing and Product Management, has been promoted to Director, Global Product Management, responsible for a team of Product Management specialists in both Ipswich and at the company's head office in Charlotte, North Carolina. His team is responsible for all new products coming on stream in the near future and the continued development of existing products.

As a result of Richard Comely's move into a dedicated and focused Product Management role, Gina Putnam, the company's former International Marketing Manager, has been promoted to Director, Marketing and Communications - International. 

Commenting on these appointments Managing Director Alan Prickett said, "The extension of our trading area has resulted in the Ipswich business now being responsible for all sales and marketing activities worldwide, with the exception of Canada, USA and Mexico, which remains with Jacobsen in Charlotte.

"As a result Richard Comely is heading up our global product management function and will have the product management teams from both Ipswich and Charlotte under his remit. With his vast knowledge of product management from over 20 years in the turf management sector, Richard was the obvious choice for this position.

"Gina's rise within the business has been nothing short of meteoric, having joined us back in 2011. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the global turf industry from her time at the GCSAA and Bernhard's; her contacts around the world have been an invaluable resource to our business and her work ethic is prodigious. These are well merited promotions."