PBI-Gordon names new COO

The employee-owners of PBI-Gordon Companies announced that Dr. Jackie Applegate has joined the company as COO effective July 8, 2024.

Before joining PBI-Gordon, Applegate spent her career at Bayer Crop Science – starting as a process development chemist, and eventually serving in several executive roles in both the agricultural crop and non-crop industries. She most recently served as the president of the North American Crop Science business of Bayer. Applegate is a seasoned executive with strong operational and organizational behavior expertise and has extensive international leadership experience across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Applegate will lead PBI-Gordon’s three subsidiaries: PBI-Gordon Corporation (which provides leading products to the turf and ornamental industries), Pegasus Laboratories (which is a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of companion animal pharmaceuticals) and PetAg (which is a leader in the development, manufacture, and marketing of nutritional products and supplements for companion animals). She will report directly to PBI-Gordon President and CEO Steve Clifford.

“Jackie is a proven leader, and we are thrilled to welcome her to the PBI-Gordon family of employee-owners,” Clifford said. “PBI-Gordon has had a tremendous amount of success in recent years, and recruiting proven and innovative leaders like Jackie enhances the depth of our leadership team. Her experience in R&D, operations, and strategy development will be invaluable as PBI-Gordon keeps its sights on growing and scaling each of our three subsidiaries and ensuring employee-owner value.”