Canpotex Ltd. has announced that Ken Seitz will become president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, 2015. Steve Dechka, who has been with Canpotex 33 years, will retire as president and CEO at the end of the year.
Prior to joining Canpotex, Seitz was senior vice-president and chief commercial officer of Cameco Corp. He was responsible for most of the commercial aspects of the organization. He has over 20 years of industrial experience, primarily in the resource industry, and has focused expertise with acquisitions and divestitures, business development, and marketing and sales. His role at Cameco required him to interact with business executives and governments around the world.