Vestaron Names Hammons as Southeast Sales Manager

Eric Hammons joins Vestaron as Southeast manager to manage sales efforts and distribution relationships throughout Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. Hammons brings more than 20 years of experience in crop protection, crop nutrients, vegetable seed and livestock production.

“Eric fills a key role for our product sales in an important fruit and vegetable region for our company’s Spear bioinsecticides,” says Ben Cicora, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Vestaron. “He is a proven performer in growing sales and launching new products, and we look forward to his immediate contributions.”

In addition to his agricultural experience, Hammons served in the U.S. Navy as a sonar technician/search and rescue swimmer during the Desert Shield and Desert Storm campaigns.

He earned a master’s degree in innovation management from the University of Tampa, and a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia.