The Mosaic Co. has announced that Doug Hoadley, currently head of investor relations, has accepted a new position as director of marketing for Global Specialty Products. His responsibilities include the marketing of Mosaic’s MicroEssentials product line. Brande Hook recently joined Mosaic as senior marketing and communications analyst for Specialty Products, and will be reporting to Hoadley in his new role. Christine Battist has been named as Mosaic’s new director of investor relations. She has worked for Mosaic for the past three years in the finance department.
Viterra announces the appointment of Steven Berger as senior vice president of human resources and transformation. He replaces Gerry Valois, who retired earlier this year. Berger will reside in Calgary, Alberta, and work with operations across Western Canada. He comes to Viterra with an extensive background in merger integration, transformation, and change leadership. Prior to joining the company, he was a senior executive (partner) with Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company, in their corporate strategy practice.
Over the past six months, Berger worked closely with Viterra executives to successfully plan and manage the integration of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Inc. and Agricore United to create Viterra. This included assisting with the design of the newly merged company’s operating model and identifying and tracking synergy savings, currently estimated at $92 million. Before working for Accenture, Berger, who has M.B.A. and B.S. degrees, held increasingly responsible positions with A.T. Kearney, an international management consulting firm.