Updates from RC Mowers & RightLine: Green Industry Roll Call

RC Mowers Names New CFO, Expands Sales Team

RC MowersRC Mowers hired a new chief financial officer, along with key additions across its sales, engineering and human resources departments. The expansion supports the company’s continued growth and commitment to innovation in the landscaping industry.

“Helping commercial landscaping companies and public agencies solve real business challenges is one of our top priorities,” said RC Mowers CEO Michael Brandt. “These new hires bring the expertise we need to keep pushing boundaries and stay at the forefront of autonomous and robotic mowing. We’re excited to welcome them to the team.”

The company has tapped new CFO Dave Kempski to lead its financial strategy and operations by drawing on more than 30 years of financial and operational leadership to drive sustainable growth. Kempski has worked with both public and private technology and manufacturing companies, ranging from startups to global enterprises with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion.

Kempski has been instrumental in a variety of high-impact areas, including mergers and acquisitions, divestiture transactions, financial planning and analysis, SEC and SOX compliance, equity and debt offerings and system implementations. He was instrumental in building the global finance function for a company that scaled from a startup to S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 status.

Nationally, the company has also hired:

• Mike Brown, director of operations & quality. Brown’s 30 years of experience spans production, inventory control, packaging and facility operations. As a Lean Six Sigma expert, he knows how to optimize production flow, minimize waste and enhance reliability through data-driven decision-making. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Brown’s background as a mechanic shaped his problem-solving mindset and disciplined leadership style.
• Jeff Bowden, regional sales manager, Pacific Northwest. Bowden has experience in both equipment and technology sales. After receiving training as a diesel engine, weapons elevator and main propulsion maintenance technician in the U.S. Navy, Bowden started his career as a mechanic. He moved into sales shortly after, however, and has consistently proven to be a top negotiator with a knack for problem-solving.
• Michael Nichols, regional sales manager, mid-south region. Nichols has spent most of his career cultivating relationships with his clients while driving positive customer service experiences through education and consultation. His track record highlights his dedication to delivering results and plans to elevate RC Mowers’ visibility in the mid-south region.
• Jason Mayosky, regional sales manager, California. Mayosky has more than 10 years of outside sales experience and understands how to maintain relationships to build business development. At RC Mowers, he will implement innovative sales and marketing strategies to increase the company’s market share in the Golden State.

The robotic mower manufacturer has also hired several positions that will work at the company’s main office and factory in Suamico, Wisconsin: Marcus Laabs, mechanical engineer; Evan Molnar, engineering designer; and Miranda Coonen, human resources generalist.

RightLine LLC Hires Brian Mount as Florida Sales Manager

Brian Mount is the new RightLine sales manager in Florida representing the company’s line of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, nematicides and nutritional products. Rightline LLCRightLine LLC  announced the hiring of Brian Mount as the company’s Florida Sales Manager effective June 1, 2025.  He comes to RightLine with decades of experience in the turf and ornamental markets having worked in various technical and sales roles in turf markets and most recently with FMC Corporation. He has a master’s degree in entomology and is a board-certified entomologist.  

Mount will represent the existing RightLine product line, which includes EPA-registered herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, nematicides and nutritional products. He will also help launch a series of new RightLine branded products as the company expands into the professional lawncare markets.   

“The state of Florida is already a strong golf product market for RightLine, and it has the potential to grow exponentially into lawn care with our proprietary herbicide RightLine LOYALTY WDG. Brian will immediately help support our distributor partners grow their businesses,” RightLine Chief Executive Officer Tim Zech said.

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