Victor Samano Kurt Maloney Jim Anshutz Matt Langa Dora Landscaping Company has appointed Dwight Schlicht as landscape operations manager. Schlicht has more than 30 years of experience in the landscaping industry. ?EUR??,,????'???? Rain Bird Corporation has announced the advancement of Donn Mann to regional sales manager for the Midwest region and Dan Puthuff to regional sales manager for the Southwest region. They assumed responsibility for their new positions in April 2003. Mann will continue to work from Indianapolis and Puthuff will relocate to Phoenix. ?EUR??,,????'???? Focus Landscape Lighting has announced the addition of Victor Samano as the company?EUR??,,????'???s Western regional sales manager. ?EUR??,,????'???? Susan VanAlstine has joined Plant Health Care Inc. as marketing associate. VanAlstine will coordinate the company?EUR??,,????'???s advertising, public relations and direct mail efforts. ?EUR??,,????'???? The Astrup Company has appointed Richard Thomas and Lisa Schuler account executives for the company?EUR??,,????'???s Denver, Colorado branch location. ?EUR??,,????'???? FINN Corporation has named James Loneman manager of the company?EUR??,,????'???s central states territory. ?EUR??,,????'???? Netafim USA has promoted Kurt Maloney to director of marketing and customer service, Jim Anshutz as head of the technical department and Mike Illia to sprinkler product manager. In addition, the company has hired Matt Langa and Kevin Shortel to join the agriculture sales team and Ed Freedman has joined the wastewater division. ?EUR??,,????'???? Skinner Nurseries?EUR??,,????'??? Myrtle Beach, South Carolina branch, has hired Chris Royster as an outside salesman covering the North Carolina triangle area. In addition, the company has hired Joe McDermott, Dan Simon and Cathy Boerner to its sales team ?EUR??,,????'???? Dosmatic USA/International has opened its newest office in Wameral, Australia. Pete Hanrahan has recently been named manager of distributor development at North American Green. ?EUR??,,????'???? Simplot Partners has named John Doyle as specialty line manager. In this newly created position, Doyle is responsible for the sales and production of specialty fertilizer products. ?EUR??,,????'???? Sean Hartigan has joined United Receptacle as the national sales manager for the janitorial supply market.