Samuel F. H. Jeffries
Independent Chairman
Applied Industrial Technologies
Austria
Biography
Mr. Samuel F. H. Jeffries is Independent Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Organic Sales and Marketing Inc. He is also a member of the Executive Committee. Prior to such time, he was president and co-managing member of Garden Connections, LLC, from its inception in 2002. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Jeffries was Eastern Regional Sales Manager and area manager for Etera Corporation, a wholesale garden products distributor based in Mount Vernon, Washington. His responsibilities included sales, management, forecasts, hiring, computer training, new accounts, budgeting, advertising and promotions. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Jeffries owned and operated Jeffries Horticultural Sales and Jeffries Landscape and Design, based in Franklin, Massachusetts. In 1984, Mr. Jeffries received his Bachelor of Science degree in environmental design from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He minored in arboriculture. He was also a certified Occupational Education instructor at the Norfolk County Agricultural High School, Walpole, MA. He is the first cousin of Stephen B. Jeffries, a director.
Research Interest
Petrochemical Oil and Gas Industrial Management Plant Process Control