Incitec Pivot Limited announced some management changes June 4. Brian Wallace, president of Dyno Nobel Americas, has stepped down after successfully leading the business through the Dyno Nobel integration and the global financial crisis. Dan McAtee, chief operating officer of Dyno Nobel Americas, was promoted to president. McAtee
brings 20 years of experience across a variety of international commercial and commodity businesses, including 15 years at General Electric and serving as CEO of a Canadian public steel company.

CF Industries Holdings Inc. has announced the promotion of Brett Nightingale to sales manager – East. In this new role, he retains his current responsibilities as national sales manager and assumes overall responsibility for sales of CF’s plant nutrient products in the eastern U.S. and eastern Canada. Reporting to Nightingale are the following regional sales account managers: Jeff Bald (Illinois, Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa); and Mac Wascom (Southeast, Mid-South).

CF said it is in the process of adding two regional account managers in the Eastern region.

CF also announced that Rodney Eden has assumed the role of sales manager – West. Regional sales account managers Jim Standfield (Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona), Julie Laughlin (Nebraska and western Iowa), Dick Miller (Kansas, Missouri), and Jan Lux (West, Pacific Northwest) will report directly to Eden.

Both Nightingale and Eden continue to report to David Hopkins, director, sales.

“Since joining CF Industries in 2011, Brett has demonstrated significant leadership skills which will serve him well in leading a focused sales initiative in our eastern region,” said Hopkins. “The organization of our regional sales teams under the leadership of Brett and Rodney reflects our company’s continued growth and commitment to maintain the highest levels of service and delivery to our customers.”

United Services Association, Urbandale, Iowa, has announced organizational changes. Frank Edwards will join USA’s staff effective June 18 as vice president of crop nutrient procurement. Prior to joining USA, his 30-plus year career has centered on crop nutrient marketing, sales, procurement, and distribution responsibilities within the regional cooperative systems. He and his family will be relocating to the Des Moines, Iowa area. Edwards can be reached at 515.246.3061.

Michael Meether, previously vice president of crop nutrient procurement, will transition to chief operating officer in the leadership role of the association’s Northern Ag Suppliers subsidiary. Both Edwards and Meether will report to Mark Morrissey, CEO and president of USA.

Truth Chemical has hired Jared Ellis to the position of fertilizer sales and trading. Jared will be working from his home in Tulsa, Okla., and can be reached at 918.625.8992 or via email at jellis@truthind.com. He held previous sales/trading positions in the fertilizer industry with Ben Trei and CGB Fertilizer.

Truth has also added to their Industrial Chemical team. Stuart Greene joins the company with an emphasis on industrial chemical sales in the southwest U.S., focusing on the broad industrial chemical segments in the greater Houston market. He will office at the company’s headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas, and can be reached at 281.292.6900 or by email at sgreene@truthind.com.

LebanonTurf, Lebanon, Penn., has announced three sales and product management appointments. Vic Swann has been named national sales manager, Joe Sandock territory sales manager, and Christopher Gray product manager. Swann will lead the LebanonTurf sales team in North America, with an emphasis on the continued growth of the traditional and bionutritional categories, as well as development of distributor relationships. Prior to joining LebanonTurf, Swann was sales manager at Astra Resources in Vero Beach, Fla., and director of North America sales for Aquatrols in Paulsboro, N.J. He assumes the position held by Tom Wentz, who will retire later this year.

As territory sales manager, Sandock will develop and implement sales and service strategies and programs for distributors and customers. Sandock was residential client services sales manager for AA Tex Lawn and is the former owner of Planters Lawn & Landscape. Both businesses are based in Charlotte, N.C.

Gray’s responsibilities as product manager include identifying new fertilizer products and managing existing fertilizer product offerings. He was business development manager for Indianapolis-based Precise Path Robotics. A former general manager and golf course superintendent at Marvel Golf Club and Estates in Benton, Ky., Gray is well known within the turf management field as a columnist for Golfdom and Superintendent magazines. In 2012 he was named by Golf magazine as one of the 40 most influential people in golf under the age of 40.

Effective July 2, Donnie Taylor will be joining the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) to serve as the new vice president of membership and corporate relations. Taylor will be filling the position vacated by Jim Thrift, who retired from ARA full-time this spring.

Taylor joins ARA with more than 25 years of experience working in the agriculture industry. He currently serves as a key account executive for Chemtura AgroSolutions in the Western U.S., where he is responsible for managing the revenue and support of several major agricultural distributors and retailers. Prior to this position, Taylor held several full-time and contract positions in sales, distribution, business development, and management for other major companies with agricultural products, including Valent, CDMS, United Suppliers, and Syngenta. He holds a B.S. degree in agronomy from North Carolina State University.

In Taylor’s new position with ARA, he will be responsible for membership development and recruitment and management of ARA’s Member Services Committee. In addition, he will also be an informational resource for ARA members, and will assist members with specific business or regulatory challenges impacting their operations.

“We’re excited to bring Donnie on board and welcome the industry knowledge and business acumen he will bring to the role,” said Daren Coppock, ARA president and CEO.

“The experience that Taylor has gained from working with and for several of ARA’s member companies was a key consideration in recruiting Donnie, allowing him to bring a
practical perspective to the many policy issues our members face on a daily basis.” Thrift will continue to work for ARA on a part-time basis through the end of July, and will assist with Taylor’s transition into his new position.

H.J. Baker & Bro Inc., headquartered in Westport, Conn., has announced that John Gladden, a certified crop advisor, has joined the company’s Fertilizer Division as the
eastern regional sales manager. Gladden will oversee sales efforts for all of H. J. Baker’s Tiger® Sulphur Bentonite products throughout Eastern Canada, New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the Southeastern U.S. Gladden has more than 35 years of experience in the agriculture and fertilizer industries, and was previously a sales manager for Chem Nut Inc., marketing micronutrients to their members and outside accounts.

“As demand increases for our Tiger® Sulphur Bentonite products, we will continue to add to our sales team to ensure we offer the best possible customer service in the industry,” said Mark Hochgesang, director of sales for H. J. Baker’s Fertilizer Group. “John understands that we put customers first, and I know our customers will enjoy working with him very much.”