SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. — Schiller Grounds Care, the Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of premium-branded gardening, landscaping and turf care equipment, has appointed Pam Prior as its new chief financial officer.

Prior immediately assumes a key role in managing Schiller Grounds Care’s comprehensive network of dealers and distributors around the world, its large direct-to-consumer businesses and in crafting the company’s expansion plans within the international green industry.

In addition to earning a master's in business administration from the University of Delaware, Prior is a certified public accountant and will immediately take responsibility for company-wide financial analysis, strategic planning, budgeting, and the development of new business opportunities. Prior will also take charge of the company’s information technology departments.

Prior has had key financial positions at some of the leading companies in the Pennsylvania area including Tasty Baking Co., Cardinal Health and DuPont De Nemours and will be based in the company’s Southampton, Pa., headquarters. In addition to its Pennsylvania operation, Schiller Grounds Care operates a manufacturing facility in Wisconsin and maintains two sales offices in Europe.

To learn more about Schiller Grounds Care and its family of products, visit www.schillergc.com.