Kent Whittig of Simplot Wholesale Sales has been promoted to manager, Wholesale Technologies, a new position within the company’s sales force. Whittig will be working with the Wholesale sales team and customers to help grow the sales of Simplot’s phosphate-enhancing Avail and nitrogen-enhancing Nutrisphere-N products. The company said the creation of the new position “further reinforces the commitment of Simplot AgriBusiness to making fertilizer efficiency technologies a part of our standard offering.”
Whittig has been with Simplot since 2002 and has held various positions, including seed marketing representative, area operations manager, national seed sales and marketing manager, and most recently market manager for the SGS Retail North Valley division in California. In his new role, Whittig will be located in Boise, Idaho, and can be reached at 208-672-2730 or by email at kent.whittig@simplot.com.