Compass Minerals, Overland Park, Kan., said on Oct. 14 that Rick Axthelm has been named Vice President, Communications and Corporate Affairs. He joins the company with 20 years of government relations and corporate communications experience.
Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Communications and Government Affairs, at Contura Energy in Bristol, Tennessee. Prior to that he was Vice President, Communications and Government Affairs, at Alpha Natural Resources in Bristol, Va. Axthelm earned his B.A. in English from the University of Wyoming.