Inter-Chem has announced that Brad Thomas has been named president, replacing Wally Wells, who remains with the company as a senior trader. Al Colby has been named executive vice president, and Gene Graves, CFO, has been named senior vice president/CFO.
Terra Industries Inc. is making changes to its senior management team, effective Aug. 1. Francis Meyer, who has announced his intention to retire in the first half of 2008, has been named executive vice president. Mr. Meyer, who has been with Terra since 1978, has served in a variety of finance and accounting positions and has been Terra’s senior vice president and CFO since 1995.
Daniel Greenwell has been named senior vice president and CFO. He has been with Terra since April 2005, when he joined the company as vice president and controller. He was formerly corporate controller at Belden Inc.
Brian Frantum has been named vice president and controller. He joined Terra in 2005 as assistant controller, the position he has held since.
“We are fortunate to have in place these talented executives and we believe these management changes will serve Terra and our shareholders well,” said Terra President and CEO Mike Bennett. “In his new position, Frank Meyer will continue to provide corporate development and financial counsel. Dan Greenwell and Brian Frantum are proven financial professionals, and Frank and I are both very confident in their ability to lead our accounting and financial reporting functions.”
Dr. Norman Borlaug, 93, received the Congressional Gold Medal July 17 in honor of his multiple accomplishments in agricultural science. A Congressional Gold Medal is the highest civilian award bestowed by the United States Congress. Dr. Borlaug, also known as the “Father of the Green Revolution,” for his contributions to improving the characteristics of crop plants, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. Dr. Borlaug is one of only five individuals who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal (Mother Teresa, Elie Wiesel, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela are the others who received all three). He is one of the founding members of the American Council on Science and Health, and is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
Liven Agrichem moved to new offices in Singapore. Their new address is 80 Raffles Place, #24-21A UOB Plaza 2, Singapore 048624. Their telephone number and other contact information remains the same.