Yara International ASA on May 19 announced changes to its executive management team through both an internal reshuffle and the hiring of new employees.
Head of Downstream Edward Cavazuti will move back to the U.S. for family reasons, where he will head up Yara’s business development in the Americas. Current Chief Financial Officer Egil Hogna will take over as the new head of downstream, while Hallgeir Storvik, Head of Strategy, Supply & Trade, will become the new CFO and head of strategy. Head of Industrial Terje Bakken will take over responsibility for the company’s activity within the fields of supply and trade. An external recruitment process will take place to hire a new head of industrial. Trond Stangeby will act as the head of industrial until this position is filled. Changes to responsibilities will become effective Aug. 1.
Håkan Hallèn has been hired as the new chief human resources officer, as Anne Grethe Dalane will take over on Aug. 1 as the business unit manager for Latin America and country manager for Argentina. Hallén is coming from Aibel and has experience in the area of human resource administration and management within international organizations, including UBS, Volvo, The World Bank, OECD, and Accenture.
“The changes to the executive management team do not imply a change to company strategy, but they relate to the efforts to further improve the company’s global processes and also an opportunity to concentrate on development within important areas for the future. Håkan Hallén will bring with him crucial experience to Yara, which will contribute to the further development of the company,” said President and CEO Jørgen Ole Haslestad.
H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc. has named DeLeon Thomas plant manager for its wholly-owned subsidiary Tiger-Sul Product’s Atmore, Ala., facility. The Atmore facility manufactures Tiger 90 CR® sulfur and Tiger Micronutrients ® fertilizers.
The company says Thomas has a proven track record as a production manager within the specialty chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Previously, he worked for Imerys-World Minerals in California, as well as Minerals Technologies in Alabama. Thomas, who graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a minor in Mathematics, holds several professional certifications.