Pace Plant Health Hires Paul Pilon as National Sales Manager
September 3, 2025 | 3 min to read
Pace Plant Health, a division of Pace 49, Inc., has appointed Paul Pilon as National Sales Manager. In this role, he will collaborate with the U.S. and Canadian sales teams to enhance the customer base and expand into new markets across North America. Pilon, an experienced horticulturist with over 30 years in the field and a degree from Michigan State University, aims to improve plant quality and production efficiency while simplifying practices.
Delta, B.C. – Pace Plant Health – a division of Pace 49, Inc./Pace Solutions Corp. – is pleased to announce that Paul Pilon has joined the company as National Sales Manager.
In his new role, Pilon will work with the U.S. and Canadian sales team to support and expand the Pace customer base, provide technical expertise, and oversee sales activities in the US, Mexico, Guatemala and Canada. He will also be responsible for expanding sales to include new markets and new product uses throughout North America.
“We are very excited to have Paul join our team,” states Judy McWhorter, Vice President of Pace 49/Pace Solutions Plant Health “He is already very familiar with our product line thanks to research he has conducted for us in the past. With Paul’s help, we look forward to providing our customers with enhanced standard operating procedures, supported by research and Paul’s experience in production to improve plant quality, decrease production losses and simplify cultural practices.”
Pilon comes to Pace with over 30 years of professional horticulture experience. Throughout his career, he focused on researching and improving various aspects of production to improve crop quality, decrease production losses and simplify cultural practices. Paul Pilon holds a degree in Horticulture from Michigan State University. He has authored over 400 articles and continues to write for numerous trade publications, including Ball Publishing’s Perennial Pulse e-newsletter of which he serves as Editor-at-Large. He has also authored a book titled, Perennial Solutions: A Growers Guide to Perennial Production.
For more information, please contact us at (800) 799-6211 or visit www.Pace49.com
About Pace 49 Inc.
Pace 49 Inc. was founded in 2004 as an extension of Pace Solutions based in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Pace 49, through years of research in Canada and the USA, prides itself on providing growers solutions for disease control and prevention in every step of the growing process. In 2025, the Pace Plant Health Division was formed, uniting Pace 49 and Pace Solutions’ Plant Health business under one umbrella. For more information, please visit www.Pace49.com.