BRANDT’s Haschemeyer promoted to division-wide leadership role

Brian Haschemeyer has been promoted to Manager of Chemistry and Laboratory Services for BRANDT’s Specialty Formulations division. This new role at BRANDT, a leading manufacturer of specialty products for the agriculture and turf markets, grants Haschemeyer critical division-wide responsibilities, including all formulations development and laboratory services.

Haschemeyer, 39, has been with BRANDT for nine years, most recently as senior chemist on the Discovery & Innovation team.

“I could not be more pleased to make this announcement,” said Dr. Julian Smith, BRANDT Director of Discovery & Innovation. “Brian has long been a key member of our D&I team, working on a wide range of products to improve plant health. In fact, he helped develop our Smart System line of foliar nutrients and steward their market development.

“Brian will continue to focus on micronutrients’ role in crop production, the interaction of foliar nutrients with crop protectants and the role of adjuvants to improve foliar spray performance and qualities,” continued Smith. “We are thrilled to put him in a management role where he can help set direction for the division.”

Haschemeyer’s new responsibilities include quality control, domestic and international regulatory support and field research services. BRANDT has technical laboratories in its Pleasant Plains, Illinois and Fresno, California plants.

A native of Central Illinois, Haschemeyer has a B.S. in Chemistry from Western Illinois University. He recently authored BRANDT’s inaugural patent application for a humic-acid product he helped develop