ScottsMiracle-Gro Announces Peter Korda as New Senior Vice President

July 15, 2008 2:08 PM EDT

MARYSVILLE, Ohio, July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (NYSE: SMG), the global leader in the consumer lawn and garden industry, announces the recent promotion to senior vice president of Peter Korda.

Peter Korda oversees all aspects of Scotts LawnService business division, including strategy, expansion and operations. With a particular focus on customer service and retention, he has responsibility for leading both the continued growth of the lawn service business as well as the enhancing the Company's service platform.

Scotts LawnService(R) provides lawn, tree and shrub care, as well as exterior pest control services, to over 550,000 homeowners from 80 company-owned branches and 80 franchise locations.

Since joining the company in 2004, Korda has played key roles in developing Scotts LawnService to the strong market position it holds today. His roles have included responsibility for strategy and support functions, oversight for all of Scotts LawnService field and franchise operations, and most recently overall leadership of the Scotts LawnService division. Prior to Scotts, Korda held leadership roles at Intagio, Bank One, Sterling Commerce, Safelite Autoglass, and Ernst & Young. He is a graduate of Williams College and holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

"Peter understands service businesses win with exemplary value and attention to consumers -- and that is all about homeowner needs and the service team. His vision will help us further develop a great business and also help increase the role services play across the entire Scotts portfolio," said Barry Sanders, executive vice president, North America, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.

About ScottsMiracle-Gro

With $2.9 billion in worldwide sales and more than 6,000 associates, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world's largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company's brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company's Scotts(R), Miracle-Gro(R) and Ortho(R) brands are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup(R) brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. The Company also owns Smith & Hawken, a leading brand of garden-inspired products that includes pottery, watering equipment, gardening tools, outdoor furniture and live goods. In Europe, the Company's brands include Weedol(R), Pathclear(R), Evergreen(R), Levington(R), Miracle-Gro(R), KB(R), Fertiligene(R) and Substral(R). For additional information, visit us at www.scotts.com .

SOURCE The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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