Amy J. Yoder has been appointed to the board of directors of Compass Minerals, Overland Park, Kan., expanding the board membership to nine. She will serve as a Class II director with a term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Her roles will include service on the board’s Nominating/Corporate Governance and Environmental, Health and Safety committees.
Yoder, 45, is head of North America and Australia for Arysta LifeScience North America LLC. She has more than 20 years of agribusiness, consumer products, and chemical industry experience, including serving as a senior advisor for Atlas Advisors, president of the United Industries division of Spectrum Brands Inc., and vice president and general manager of Biolab, a subsidiary of Chemtura Inc. She also has held progressively responsible positions with DuPont, Monsanto, UAP Timberland, and Nufarm Americas.