Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. (TKI), Phoenix, Ariz., reports that Jordan Burns, president and former CEO, has elected to leave TKI after 20 years in senior management. TKI said that during his time the company established itself as a key supplier to the agricultural sector, with key product offerings in both Crop Nutrition and Crop Protection.
With the announced departure, Luc Tack will assume the responsibilities of president along with his role as CEO.
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc. (TKI), Phoenix, has announced a reorganization of its management team spurred on by growth and expansion, as well as the pending retirement of Ron Johnson, who has served as vice president of marketing and sales – broad acres, for nearly 10 years. He has been with TKI for more than two decades and will officially retire during fourth quarter 2013. He will assist with transitional matters until then.
“The changing markets and our need to keep up with our growth have made it necessary to implement some important changes in our management structure,” said TKI CEO Jordan Burns.
Russell Sides has accepted the position of vice president of sales and marketing for all TKI fertilizers sold in the U.S. and Canada, effective immediately. He was most recently director of supply chain and has been with the company for more than eight years. Previously, he served in sales and management positions with other agricultural and industrial companies for more than 20 years.
Rick Letterman has accepted the role of vice president of product development and business administration, effective immediately. His most recent job was vice president of specialty agricultural products, and he has been with the company for more than 22 years.
Sides and Letterman will report to Larry Tryon, group vice president, North America Fertilizers, of the U.S. and Canada Fertilizers unit.
In 2012, TKI was reorganized into five business units, with Tryon leading one. Others include NovaSource, led by David Cassidy, group vice president for crop protection; Global Mining and Industrial, led by Ken Gagon, group vice president of global mining and industrial; Kerley International, led by Geert Gyselinck, group vice president, Kerley International; and MPR, led by Kevin Boltz, MPR president.
