Sep 29, 2017Valley Irrigation promotes Wacker, Siekman to senior roles
Valley Irrigation has promoted Jodi Wacker to vice president of global human resources and Darren Siekman to vice president of global business development, both in the Irrigation and Tubing division.
Wacker joined Valmont Industries, parent company of Valley Irrigation, in 2014 as the North American Irrigation human resources manager. Two years later, she became senior director of global human resources. In her new role, she will partner with leaders within domestic and international divisions for irrigation, tubing and shared services to provide direction for the global irrigation business. She is responsible for managing all functions and activities necessary to recruit, retain and develop the company’s workforce.
Siekman originally joined the team in 2014 to lead a joint development between Valmont and DuPont, which included product development, product launch, manufacturing and sales. In 2016, Siekman became director of business development for global irrigation and tubing. In his new position, Siekman is responsible for acquisitions, partnerships and joint venture opportunities to drive growth and technology advancement for the organization.
