Jeremy Painter has joined The Mosaic Co. as strategic account manager – East region. He joins Mosaic from John Deere, where he most recently served as a strategic account manager for national accounts. Painter has a Bachelor’s degree in Ag Economics from the University of Missouri and a Master’s degree from Indiana University – Purdue University.
Painter will be working with David Specketer over the next few months during a transitional period. Specketer has managed key accounts for Mosaic and legacy companies for over 35 years, and will be retiring in November.
Mark Newman will be joining Mosaic as account manager, reporting to David Lee. Newman will be based out of Amarillo, Texas, covering the states of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas. In addition, he will coordinate the growth strategy out of Mosaic’s Houston warehouse. Newman has a Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from Texas A&M and comes to Mosaic from Liphatech, where he most recently served as a Southern district salesman.
Cody Hurdt has joined Mosaic as a technical sales manager. He will work out of his home in Lubbock, Texas, and will cover Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado. He will focus on sales of the Premium Products, MicroEssentialsSZ and K-Mag, and will work closely with Mark Newman, the new Mosaic account manager in Texas. Hurdt gradated with an Agronomy degree from Texas A&M University. Late in his career, he earned a Master’s degree in Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, and an MBA from Indiana University. His career includes stints at Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a DuPont business, and most recently, John Deere.