Richard Wilson has joined Applied Chemical Technology Inc., Florence, Ala., as marketing manager on ACT’s marketing team. He will report to Alan Nix, director of marketing. Wilson has worked on numerous projects in the fertilizer industry and has over 14 years experience assisting clients in process instrumentation, heat transfer, and plant utilities. He will interact with clients and the ACT engineering staff to assist in the development and execution of new projects.
H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc., Westport, Conn., recently announced that it has appointed Arthur (Art) Bentley to the new position of director, business development. In this role, he will work on strategic initiatives designed to drive H.J. Baker’s customer-focused profitable growth.
He comes to H.J. Baker with 13 years of corporate finance experience in investment banking, commercial banking, and commercial lending. Most recently, Bentley spent seven years at GE Commercial Finance, where he executed mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, as well as corporate lending, with a focus on corporate and energy financing opportunities. Prior to that, he held merger and acquisition advisory roles with The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and WestMerchant Bank.
Bentley received his B.A. from Niagara University and an M.B.A from Syracuse University. He served for more than 11 years in the United States Army Reserve, ultimately earning the rank of Captain.
Dale Drew joined DASCO Inc., Monument, Colo., in May as the industrial account manager for the southern and western U.S. A graduate of Oklahoma State University with a B.S. in business administration, Drew has 22 years experience in sales and business management.
Don Gressly joined DASCO in March as the director of distribution. Gressly is a graduate of the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo., with a B.S. in agricultural economics. He has 22 years experience in the merchandising and logistics of grain, animal feed, and chemicals.
Athabasca Potash Inc. has appointed Robert T. Boyd as the company’s new president and CEO, effective immediately. He has also been appointed to the board of directors. API removed Dawn Zhou as president and CEO on June 25 (GM June 29), though she remains on the board.
Boyd is currently lead director of Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. and chairman of True North Gems Inc., and serves on several other corporate and mining association boards. He was formerly CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. Prior to joining Ashton, he was a partner and principal in Geographe International, a boutique mining advisory firm providing strategic joint venture, mergers & acquisitions, and technical advisory services to mining companies. He spent over a decade with Homestake Mining Co. as director, Canadian Exploration, and later vice president, exploration, of Homestake Canada Ltd., where he was responsible for Homestake’s Canadian exploration, financial, and administrative group. He holds a degree in Geology from the University of Western Ontario.
Charlie Cott has left his position as vice president, plant foods marketing and transportation, with MFA Inc., Columbia, Mo. The company did not comment on his departure, and Cott could not be reached for comment.