Compass Minerals, Overland Park, Kan., added Mary Frontczak as its new Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary earlier this month. Compass said she will be a critical member of the senior management team and will be responsible for corporate governance, SEC reporting, litigation oversight, environmental matters, corporate compliance, intellectual property, and labor and employment law, among other areas.
She joins Compass Minerals from POET, the world’s largest biofuels producer, where she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel.
Frontczak earned a B.A. from Saint Louis University, a Juris Doctor from Saint Louis University School of Law, and an MBA from Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.
Logan Bateman recently joined the company as Vice President, Human Resources, North America Operations and Labor Relations. The company said he has a decade of experience leading all facets of human resources within the mining industry. Most recently, he served as Vice President, Human Resources at Contura Energy in Bristol, Tenn.
He received his B.S. in marketing and human resources management from Virginia Tech.