RISE Board Elects New Leaders

Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) has announced the results of its recent governing board elections, naming four new officers and two board members.

The Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) Governing Board elected new officers and welcomed new board members at its annual meeting in Naples, Fla. Officers elected by the RISE governing board are: Elin Miller, Dow AgroSciences, chairman; Dan Unteidt, McLaughlin Gormley King Company, vice chairman; William J. Burke, The Scotts Company, treasurer; and Laurie Treu, Uniroyal Chemical Company, immediate past chairman.

In addition, Jeffrey Dobslaw, Monsanto, and Andy Symons, Whitmire Micro-Gen, were elected to 3-year terms on the RISE Governing Board.

Other Board members continuing their terms are Ted Baker, Nufarm Americas, Inc.; Terry Boehm, United Horticultural Products; William Culpepper, SePRO Corporation; Terry Higgins, Olympic Horticultural Supply; Ulrich Trogele, Bayer Environmental Science USA LP; and Wayne Winner, Valent USA Corporation.

Retiring board members include Keelan W. Pulliam, Syngenta Crop Protection; John Bolanos, Univar USA; and Stephen Briggs, BASF Corporation.