TruGreen Announces New CFO to Take Company through Next Phase of Growth

Leading lawn care provider expands executive leadership with addition of experienced financial executive Brian Hamm

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Jul 25, 2017, 10:00 ET

MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- TruGreen, the nation's leading lawn care and outdoor services provider, today announced Brian Hamm will be joining the company as chief financial officer.

As CFO at TruGreen, Hamm will be responsible for ensuring the finance organization can enable the company to continue to drive growth, capitalizing on the growing demand for outdoor services solutions that help millions of homeowners enjoy life outside.

Brian Hamm joins TruGreen as chief financial officer

"Brian brings a strong background to our finance team from his experience at several global companies where he was instrumental in providing the financial strategy and leadership to help the organizations get to the next level of growth," said David Alexander, president and CEO, TruGreen. "With Brian, I'm confident we'll be well positioned to meet our goals of consistent profitable growth moving forward. We're excited to have him on the TruGreen team."

Hamm joins TruGreen from Energizer Holdings, where he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer, leading the Finance, Controllership, Internal Audit, Investor Relations, Tax and Treasury functions. Brian brings a wealth of experience defining, developing and executing successful financial strategies for a number of global companies including Energizer, PepsiAmericas and Price Waterhouse.

David Martin, TruGreen's current chief financial officer, will move into the new role of vice president of sourcing and accounting.

TruGreen merged with Scotts LawnService in April 2016, making TruGreen the nation's largest lawn care company in North America. The company launched its Mosquito Defense service this spring and continues to see growth in both its residential and commercial lawn care businesses.

About TruGreen
Memphis, Tenn.-based TruGreen is the nation's largest lawn care company, serving more than 2.3 million residential and commercial customers across the United States with lawn, tree and shrub care. TruGreen believes more life should be lived outside and is committed to providing a beautiful lawn to serve as the foundation for outside experiences and lifelong memories. As the leader in the professional lawn care industry, TruGreen helps define responsible lawn care practices, conducts industry-leading education and training for our people, pioneers new application technologies and educates our customers on proper mowing and wise-use watering techniques. Today, there are approximately 260 TruGreen lawn care branches in the United States and Canada, plus about 35 franchise locations. Go to http://www.TruGreen.com or http://www.facebook.com/TruGreen for more information about TruGreen.

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