Randy Tauscher joined Martin Resource Management Corp. as executive vice president, effective Sept. 1. He will be responsible for management of the Martin Sulphur division, as well as business development for dry bulk commodities. Prior to joining Martin, he was employed with Koch Industries for 18 years in various trading and management positions in sulfur products, gas liquids, petroleum coke, and ocean freight. His office will be in Wichita, Kan., and he can be contacted at 903-983-5190 or rtauscher@martinmlp.com.
In conjunction with Tauscher’s hiring, Dick Wilkinson will transition into a new role as vice president ?Çô Martin Integrated Sulfur Systems. Martin Integrated Sulfur Systems was recently formed to design and build customized integrated sulfur handling systems.
Cheryl Schmura, CHS vice president, crop nutrients, announced Sept. 11 that Jeff Greseth has agreed to join the senior leadership team as director, sales. He joined the cooperative system in 1979 and has varied experience in sales, facility management, marketing, supply management across many product lines, and manufacturing. He led Omnium LLC as its president and CEO for four years. He most recently served as Agriliance urea product manager, where he successfully negotiated international supply contracts and was responsible for overall urea sales and profitability.
Greseth will report directly to Schmura. The sales organization will report to Greseth, with the current reporting unchanged. In addition, he will continue to oversee urea product management until a replacement is announced.
Greseth’s appointment now completes the CN leadership team. Other members include: Tim Chrislip, director, product management; Cathy Eckman, director, operations; and Dave Klima, director, facilities.
John Ringkob has been elected vice-president and a director of Dasco Inc., Monument, Colo. He has been Dasco Midwest sales manager for the past three years, and recently purchased an equity position in the company.
Shrieve Chemical Co. has announced the promotion of Jack Weaverling to senior vice president. He has been with Shrieve for 18 years, and will continue his duties in sulfur products with additional focus on business development.
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. announced Sept. 12 that Tom Fairweather has been promoted to the position of director of agronomy, replacing Dr. John Clapp, who recently retired. Fairweather, a K-State graduate with an MS in Agronomy, has been with TKI for 12 years as a staff agronomist, focusing on the company’s specialty fertilizer products. He resides in Dundee, Oregon, and may be contacted at tfairweather@tkinet.com.
Leon Stites has joined TKI’s agronomy group as a staff agronomist. He holds a BS and MS in Agronomy from K-State and has worked for Sandoz for 15 years. He was most recently with the Kansas Cooperative Extension Service. He is based in Kansas City, Mo., and may be contacted at lstites@tkinet.com.
The TKI NovaSource division has hired Rita McDannald as sales service manager. She will be based in the Phoenix office and will have customer service and administrative responsibilities. She was most recently with BASF for ten years.
Bob Gestring has also joined TKI NovaSource as Midwest regional account manager. He was formerly with Albaugh Inc., where he spent five years as Midwest/Northeast sales manager. He has also worked for Monsanto Chemical and Ciba Geigy/Norvartis. Gestring will remain in Ankeny, Iowa, and can be reached at bgestring@tkinet.com or 515-965-8703.
Both McDannald and Gestring will report to David Cassidy, group vice president, NovaSource. NovaSource develops and markets EPA-registered pesticides for niche crop protection and specialty markets within TKI.
Daniel Clauw, who came to Yara International ASA (then Hydro Agri) as a successful private entrepreneur in 1996, will now leave the company to pursue other business interests, according to Yara. He has held several senior positions with Yara and was instrumental during a demanding turnaround process in 1999; he was also an architect of Yara’s growth strategy, including the announced tender offer for Kemira GrowHow. Since August 2006 he has functioned as an internal consultant at Yara; he stepped down from all of his responsibilities Sept. 1.