Hagen bolsters US management team

Rolf C. Hagen (USA) Corp. has announced that it has appointed Tony Hartian as Vice President of Sales and Christopher Armstrong as Director of PetSmart Operations.

Hartian comes to Hagen from Central Garden and Pet/Four Paws, where he worked for 24 years and was most recently the Vice President of Sales. Prior to this position, Hartian worked for the Cappet Corporation in Alexandria, VA.

Before coming to Hagen, Armstrong was the National Account Manager for Central Garden and Pet, calling on both PetSmart and Petco for over 15 years. While in this position, Armstrong was nominated on four separate occasions for the Petco Vendor Rep of the Year, winning it once. He previously worked for Daymon Worldwide in Stamford, Connecticut, in the food and drug channel and served eight and a half years in the US Navy.