Yara North America has confirmed the unexpected death of long-time industry veteran Del Braddock. When more information is available, Green Markets will update its website at www.greenmarkets.pf.com.
CVR Energy Inc. on Dec. 17 announced the appointment of vice presidents at two of its subsidiaries ?Çô Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers LLC, and Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation LLC. Bill White will be vice president, marketing, at the nitrogen fertilizers subsidiary, responsible for the national marketing of the company’s production of ammonia and UAN. In 2008, the unit produced 112,500 st of ammonia available for sale, as well as 599,200 st of UAN. White, who was director of sales and marketing, reports to Kevan Vick, executive vice president, Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers.
Reed Copeland will be vice president, crude oil logistics, at the crude oil gathering and transportation subsidiary. He will be responsible for the company’s expanding crude oil gathering operations, which collect nearly 30,000 barrels per day from Central Kansas, Oklahoma, Eastern Colorado, Western Missouri, and Southwest Nebraska. He will also oversee bulk crude oil transportation to the refinery. Copeland, who was director of oil movements and transportation, reports to Robert Haugen, executive vice president, refining operations, at Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing LLC.
Stephen Wilson, 61, chairman, president, and CEO of CF Industries Holdings Inc., has been elected to the board of directors of Ameren Corp., St. Louis, Mo. With assets of $24 billion, Ameren serves 2.4 million electric customers and nearly one million natural gas customers in a 64,000-square-mile area of Missouri and Illinois.
Wilson currently serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Foundation for Education, the International Plant Nutrition Institute, The Fertilizer Institute, and the Nutrients for Life Foundation. He is a member of the Illinois Business Roundtable and the Florida Council of 100, a non-profit business advisory group.