Industry veteran Kim Colvin has joined Mississippi Phosphates Corp. as director of terminal development and procurement. He will assume responsibilities in the area of raw material procurement and take a lead role in the development of the company’s terminal assets and the marketing of terminal services.
“I am pleased to announce that MPC is broadening its senior staff with the addition of Kim Colvin,” said Ed McCraw, MPC chief operating officer. “He brings to us extensive experience from both domestic and international perspectives and is a proven leader with a demonstrated track record of success in the agriculture sector.”
Prior to joining MPC, Colvin served as an industry consultant and held senior management positions at Keytrade USA Inc., Duke Energy Merchants, PCS Sales, and International Minerals & Chemicals. A native of Jackson, Miss., Colvin relocated in March to MPC’s headquarters in Madison, Miss.
Agrium Inc. said March 10 that Derek Pannell has accepted an invitation to sit on Agrium’s board of directors commencing Feb. 27, 2008. A managing partner of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Pannell is a director of Teck Cominco Ltd., Major Drilling Group International Inc., and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP. He was president and CEO of Noranda/Falconbridge from 2001 to October 2006 and vice president, operations, of Compañia Minera Antamina from 1999 – 2001. He is a graduate of Imperial College in London, England, and the Royal School of Mines, London, England (ARSM), and an engineer registered in Quebec and Peru.
Pannell succeeds Neil Carragher, who is retiring and has been on the Agrium board since 1996.
Viterra shareholders re-elected ten members of the board of directors March 12 and added two more. Joining the board are Bonnie DuPont and Larry Ruud. DuPont is a group vice president with Enbridge Inc. in Calgary. She earned her Master’s Degree from the University of Calgary and holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Great Distinction) with a focus in Program Administration & Evaluation and Psychology from the University of Regina.
Ruud is a partner with Meyers Norris Penny LLP and provides farm management consulting services in Alberta and B.C. He holds Master’s of Science and Bachelor’s of Science Degrees in Agricultural Economics from the University of Alberta. He owns and operates a farm near Vermilion, Alberta.
In other news, shareholders officially adopted the name Viterra Inc. for the company.
Hanfeng Evergreen Inc. said March 7 that it has appointed Brian Hayward and Lei Li to the board of directors, effective immediately. Hayward and Li replace Graham Warren and Kim Oishi, who are leaving the board to pursue other ventures. David Thomson will assume Warren’s position as chairman of the audit committee.