CF Industries Holdings Inc. said Nov. 21 that its board of directors has elected Bert Frost to be vice president, sales and market development. Frost joins the company immediately and will succeed Monty Summa, currently vice president, sales, effective Jan. 1, 2009. In October, the company announced Summa’s plans to retire at year-end.
Frost, 44, comes to CF from Archer Daniels Midland Co.. He had served as managing director, international fertilizer and inputs, based in Rolle, Switzerland, since early in 2008. Frost was responsible for expanding crop input sales in Europe, as well as growing the company’s South American fertilizer/input ventures. Prior to that, he was director of the fertilizer, logistics, and ports divisions for ADM based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“I believe that Bert Frost, with his extensive international experience in the fertilizer and crop inputs industry, will play an important role in CF Industries’ evolution from a North American player to a global producer and distributor of fertilizer products,” commented Stephen Wilson, CF chairman and CEO.
Earlier in his career, Frost held several positions with Koch Industries, including country director in Argentina, responsible for business development for Koch’s international and agriculture division.
Frost holds a B.S. in Business from Kansas State University.