John Deere Landscapes has appointed three industry professionals to management positions at its new branch in Santa Ana, Calif.
Lisa Rienstra is the new branch manager; Dave Deponte is assistant branch manager; and Manuel Sandoval is the commercial leads services manager.
The Santa Ana branch is the first of two John Deere Landscapes locations that opened recently in Southern California. A second branch is opening in San Juan Capistrano.
Rienstra worked previously as a product manager for National Diversified Sales in Woodland Hills, Calif. There she was responsible for product development and marketing. She has also been employed with The Toro Company in El Cajon, Calif., as a business unit manager and product manager.
Deponte brings extensive irrigation industry experience to his new John Deere post. Most recently, he was employed as a purchasing agent and assistant branch manager for UGM, an irrigation product distributor based in Anaheim, Calif.
Sandoval has 20 years of experience in landscape installation and construction. He has supervised residential and commercial irrigation design, material take-offs and site installations.
The author is Assistant Editor-Internet of Lawn & Landscape magazine and can be reached at aanderson@lawnandlandscape.com.