John Nelson has been promoted to vice president of Sakata America Holding Company and its subsidiary Sakata Seed America.
Nelson has been part of the Sakata team since 1990. He began his career with the company managing advertising for vegetables and ornamentals. He then stepped into the sales arena, and over the years his focus shifted to vegetables. In 2004, Nelson became director of sales and marketing for Sakata, a role he continued to fill until this most recent promotion.