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Jim was named chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer in January 2003 and president and chief operating officer of the company in April 2000. Prior to April 2000 he was in charge of the company's North American business. Mr. Hagedorn joined Scotts Miracle-Gro in 1995 as senior vice president Consumer Gardens Group when the company merged with Stern's Miracle-Gro Products Inc. At Miracle-Gro Mr. Hagedorn had served as executive vice president and was a major architect of Miracle-Gro's success both in the US and in the UK. Following the merger Mr. Hagedorn was instrumental in the effective integration of the two businesses.
Mr. Hagedorn is a graduate of The Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program and holds a degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Mr. Hagedorn is co-chairman of the National Fund for the U.S. Botanic Garden in Washington D.C. an associate trustee of the North Shore Hospital in Manhasset NY and chairman of the board for the Farms for City Kids Foundation Inc. in Reading VT. Mr. Hagedorn also served in the United States Air Force for seven years as a captain and an F-16 fighter pilot. | 