Jan Valentic Named Senior Vice President, Marketing at ScottsMiracle-Gro

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, March 12  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Scotts Miracle- Gro Company, the global leader in the consumer lawn and garden industry, announced that Jan Valentic has joined the Company as senior vice president, Marketing.

In this newly created role, Valentic will be responsible for leading the Company's new media, consumer insights, consumer services and interactive marketing functions.  She will also work to ensure that marketing is aligned with all key areas of the organization.

"Jan's extensive marketing and brand building experience will help ScottsMiracle-Gro attract more consumers to lawn and garden activities," said Jim Hagedorn, chairman and chief executive officer. "Through Jan's efforts, we will be able to better leverage our brands and market insights to benefit the consumer."

Prior to joining ScottsMiracle-Gro, Valentic most recently served as executive vice president with Young & Rubicam Brands, leading the Team Microsoft relationship. Her professional background also includes senior level positions with Ford Motor Company, and work at the Leo Burnett agency, helping clients such as Hallmark, McDonald's and Pillsbury strengthen their brands.

Valentic earned both a bachelor's and an MBA degree from the University of Illinois. She has received numerous career honors, including being named "Most Influential Woman" by Crain's Detroit Business newspaper in 2002.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro

With more than $2.7 billion in worldwide sales and more than 6,000 associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts(R), Miracle-Gro(R) and Ortho(R) brands are market leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup(R) brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. The Company also owns Smith & Hawken(R), a leading brand of garden-inspired products that includes pottery, watering equipment, gardening tools, outdoor furniture and live goods. Additionally, the Company owns Morning Song(R), the leading brand in the wild bird food category. In Europe, Scotts' brands include Weedol(R), Pathclear(R), Evergreen(R), Levington(R), Miracle-Gro(R), KB(R), Fertiligene(R) and Substral(R). For additional information, visit us at http://www.scotts.com/. 

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