Compass Minerals – Management Brief

Compass Minerals, Overland Park, Kan., has named Jenny Hood as the company’s new Vice President, Supply Chain. The company said she brings a breadth and depth of industry knowledge, not just in supply chain management, but also in international transportation and logistics.

Before joining Compass, she served as Vice President of Transportation at Contura Energy in Bristol, Tenn., where she focused on strategies to maximize product availability while minimizing costs. Earlier, she was Vice President of Marketing and Logistics at Bowie Resource Partners, Louisville, Ky.

Hood holds an Executive MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a B.A. in technical writing from Christopher Newport University.