PhosCan Chemical Corp. on Aug. 5 announced the appointment of Ian Pritchard as executive vice president, operations and projects. He was most recently senior vice president, projects, for De Beers Canada Inc., where he oversaw the development and engineering for the Victor and Snap Lake diamond mines. He was previously senior vice president and general manager with SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors Inc., overseeing the execution of projects.
PhosCan is engaged in the development of the Martison Phosphate Project in Ontario, which consists of the Martison Phosphate Deposit and a planned phosphate mine, beneficiation plant, phosphoric acid plant, and solid fertilizer production facility.
LSB Industries Inc. reports that effective Aug. 15, Jimmie D. Jones has resigned as principal accounting officer and corporate controller. Mr. Jones will continue to serve as senior vice president of the company, in charge of lending compliance and cash management, and will be involved in banking relationships, acquisitions, and corporate planning functions. Upon the effective date of the resignation, he will no longer supervise the preparation of financial statements and will not supervise or be responsible for the preparation of reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Tony Shelby, an LSB director and executive vice president and principal financial officer, was appointed to serve on an interim basis as principal accounting officer. Shelby, a certified public accountant who has been with the company since 1971, will serve until a permanent replacement is appointed.