Dr. Angelo Brisimitzakis, president and CEO of Compass Minerals, Overland Park, Kan., has announced his intention to retire at the end of 2012 after seven years leading the company. He also intends to resign his seat on the board of directors at that time. Prior to joining Compass in May 2006, Dr. Brisimitzakis held increasingly significant leadership positions with General Electric Co. and Great Lakes Chemical Corp. The board of directors has retained a leading executive recruitment firm to assist in the search for his successor.