Officers

howard02Howard M. Corbett
President & CEO - Ext 211
hcorbett@chemnut.com
Mr. Corbett joined the Company as a Vice President, Business Development, in June 1998.  He began his professional career in 1975 as an Agricultural Research Scientist at Clemson University.  From 1978 until October 1991, Mr. Corbett worked as a sales representative for Woolfolk Chemical, Rohm and Haas Company, and Hoechst Roussel Agri-Vet Company.  In 1991 he became National Accounts Manager of Hoechst Roussel for the Southern Region, where he  coordinated sales activities and programs with key customer accounts.  In 1993 he was promoted to sales supervisor for the newly formed company AgrEvo, a merger of Hoechst  Roussel Agri-Vet Company and Noram Chemical. In 1995 he was promoted as Southern Region Business Manager in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Corbett has a B.S. and M.S. degree from Clemson University

Chris302Chris Payne
Executive Vice President of Marketing - Ext - 230
cpayne@chemnut.com
A native of Manchester, Tennessee, Mr. Payne attended Carson Newman College and has a B.S. Degree from Western Kentucky University and a M.S. Degree from University of Tennessee in Entomology. Mr. Payne began his career with the North Carolina Extension Service in 1982.  From 1984 until present Chris has been with Bayer CropScience and its legacy companies of Union Carbide, Rhone Poulenc and Aventis.  He has held positions of Sales Representative, Field Development Representative, Technical Service Representative, Product Development Manager, Southeast District Manager and most recently, East District Sales Manager.  During his career he has lived in Idaho, Florida (3 times)  and North Carolina (twice).  Chris has a proven record and brings to Chem Nut, Inc. a wealth of experience in managing people and creating solutions to marketing and crop protection issues.  Additionally he has been instrumental in developing seed markets and technologies throughout the South and introducing new products into New England and Florida vegetable and tree fruit markets.

greg02Gregory Stephen Fowler
Vice President - Ext 227
gfowler@chemnut.com
Mr. Fowler was the Marketing Manager for the Company from April 1990 to December 1993, assuming the position of Vice President for Marketing in  December 1993. Mr. Fowler began his career with Thompson-Hayward in 1980 as a research assistant.  Subsequently he worked as a Sales Representative for Ciba-Geigy from December 1981 to March 1989 and as a Regional Manager for the Chemical Division of Gold Kist from March 1989 to April 1990. He  has held several board positions, including President, with the Georgia Weed Science Society and has served as Treasurer for the Agricultural Chemical Association of Georgia.  Mr. Fowler received a B.S. in Biology from Oglethorpe University and a Masters Degree in Plant Pathology and Pest Management from the University of Georgia.

rickycook02Ricky Cook
Vice President – Business Development.
rcook@chemnut.com
Ricky comes to us from UAP where he served in various functions for 23 years. Most recently, Ricky was a Vice President – General Manager with total sales, marketing and personnel responsibility for 18 retail locations, in the southeast. A native of Texas he began his career working in a retail operation owned by his family.  Ricky has managed businesses for UAP in Texas, Louisiana, Memphis and most recently Columbia, South Carolina.
   Ricky earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at West Texas A&M University. He served as President of Louisiana Agriculture Industry Association and is currently a member of the South Carolina Agriculture Chemical Association and the North Carolina Plant Food Association.

keith 2010Keith Thomas
Chief Financial Officer - Ext. 221
kthomas@chemnut.com
Mr. Thomas joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in March of 2001. He formerly was a Supervisor with Draffin & Tucker, CPA's of Albany, Georgia. He comes to Chem Nut with experience in audits, compilations, and reviews for corporations, partnerships, and governmental entities, as  well as experience in tax and estate planning. Mr. Thomas is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in the State of Georgia and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, and the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives. He is active in numerous civic activities and is a member of the Albany Rotary Club. He served on the Board of Directors of the Food Bank of Southwest Georgia, the Artesian City Sertoma Club, the Lee County Chamber of Commerce, and the Georgia Agribusiness Council, as well as coaching youth sports with the Albany Area YMCA.  In 2006, he was named one of Southwest Georgia’s “40 under 40” by the Albany Herald.  Mr. Thomas is a cum laude graduate of Valdosta State University where he received a BBA in Accounting.

 

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Reneé Jones
Executive Assistant - Ext 210
rjones@chemnut.com

CNI AgriMinerals

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Ty DeMuynk
General Manager - MicroNutrients
tdemuynk@chemnut.com

Phone: 1-866-487-3623
or (229) 883-5538, Ext 204
Fax: (229) 439-0842

 Sales Reps

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Jimmy Champion
Regional Account Manager
Alabama, Georgia, N. Florida
jchampion@chemnut.com

Sanford Clark
Sanford Clark
Regional Account Manager
KY, MD, NC, SC & VA
sclark@chemnut.com

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Joe C. Poppell, Jr.
Regional Account Manager
Florida
jpoppelljr@aol.com


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J.D. Harder
Regional Account Manager
Texas
jd.harder@sbcglobal.net


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Jason Veesart
Sales Representative
Texas
jveesart@hotmail.com

Customer Service

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     Brittany Anthony, Ext 213
    
banthony@chemnut.com

     Paula Baker, Ext 214
    
pbaker@chemnut.com

     Belinda Giles, Ext 215
    
bgiles@chemnut.com

     Jamie Carter, Ext 218
    
jcarter@chemnut.com

Accounting

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Keith Thomas, Ext. 221
Chief Financial Officer
kthomas@chemnut.com

Mike Page, Ext. 228
Director of Marketing Services
mpage@chemnut.com

Erin Toler
Inventory, Ext 220
ebryan@chemnut.com

Jodi Arnold
Accounts Payable, Ext. 225
jarnold@chemnut.com

Jennifer Justice
Billing , Ext 224
jjustice@chemnut.com

Beverly Turnipseed
Receivables & Credit, Ext 217
bturnipseed@chemnut.com

Warehouse Staff

Whse 2009 web0202Charlie Rouse -
Warehouse Manager

Steve Dawson - Driver
Joel Lavant - Driver
Cortez Collier
Roy Fletcher
Dale Hansen
Jesse Holmes
Marvin Perry
Gregory Rockwell


Scott Stevens
- TX Whse Mgr.
Mike Holley - TX Driver
Jim Weaver - TX Driver
                                                                            

P.O. Box 3706 - Albany, GA 31706-3706    800 Business Park Drive  Hwy 82 W   Leesburg, GA  31763
Phone: (229) 883-7050      Fax: (229) 439-0842 
email: info@chemnut.com

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