Vive Grows Sales Team

Vive Crop Protection Inc. continues to grow its US sales team with the addition of three new regional sales managers: Dennis Philpot, Great Lakes Regional Sales Manager; Jay Holmdal, Eastern Regional Sales Manager; and Nichole Drake, Pacific Northwest Regional Sales Manager. 

“I am thrilled to welcome these new additions to the Vive sales team! From East Coast to West Coast, these sales managers are delivering strong industry relationships and thorough agronomic backgrounds that will help drive the awareness and adoption of Vive’s Precision Chemistry™ solutions to our customers,” says Darren Anderson, CEO of Vive Crop Protection. 

Dennis Philpot works from his home base in Michigan. He comes to Vive from The Andersons, where he worked as a Specialty Products Territory Manager. Philpot will be responsible for covering Michigan, Ohio, and Northern Indiana. A graduate of Michigan State University, he holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations.

Jay Holmdal comes to Vive from Corteva Agriscience, where he worked as the Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Alforex Seeds. Prior to that, he worked in various positions in the crop protection and row crop seed business at Dow AgroSciences. Holmdal, based from his home in New Jersey, will be covering Maine to North Carolina. A South Dakota State University graduate, he holds a B.S. in Agricultural Education and a master’s degree in Agronomy.

Nichole Drake comes to Vive from TKI, where she worked as the Crop Vitality Specialist. Based from her home in Idaho, she will be responsible for covering Northern Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Montana. Drake attended Oregon State University and is a graduate of Treasure Valley Community College.