Yara International ASA, Oslo, has named Geraldo Mattioli as Senior Vice President and President of Yara North America Inc., effective May 1. He is currently Vice President Farming Solutions America and has close to 30 years of experience in the ag industry, including a career with Yara North America that started in 2005.
Mattioli has held a number of positions within Yara North America’s Sales & Marketing team, including Vice President of Western U.S. and Vice President of Premium Products. He has also worked with Yara in several geographies such as Europe, Brazil and Latin America, during his career. He will be based in Tampa.
Magnus Ankarstrand, who has been heading up Yara’s activities in North America, was recently appointed to lead Yara’s new Clean Ammonia division (GM Feb. 12, p. 1).