Compass Minerals has named Jim Wolf vice president, environmental, health, safety, and security, and Carol Wood vice president, enterprise risk management and financial planning and analysis. Wolf joined the company in 1992 and was most recently director, environmental, health, and safety. He is a licensed professional engineer, holding a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Kansas State University. Wood joined the company in 1996 and most recently served as director of financial planning & analysis and risk management. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master of business administration degree from the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
Specialty phosphate producer Innophos Holdings Inc., Cranbury, N.J., reports that effective April 1, 2010, Joseph Golowski, currently serving as vice president, sales, has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president, specialty phosphates business. The focus of this new position is to increase growth across the company’s portfolio, especially its highest-value specialty products, through optimization of the sales and business management teams. Golowski will continue to head the Innophos sales and commercial development functions. He will also assume leadership of business management and marketing, which were previously managed by Tim Treinen, who is retiring after a career spanning more than 37 years with Innophos and predecessor companies, and 23 years in the phosphate industry. Treinen, who is relinquishing his position of vice president, phosphates business, will continue to work with the company as special projects leader, focusing on a number of strategic initiatives until the end of 2010.
Golowski has been with Innophos since its formation in 2004 and has served as Innophos’ vice president, sales, since 2006. With predecessor company history dating back to 1989 when he joined Rhodia as a market development specialist, he has held increasingly responsible positions in business development, sales, marketing, and management. He holds a B.S. in Ceramic Engineering from Rutgers University, College of Engineering.
CropLife Canada announced that Nadine Sisk, who joined the association in April 2008, has been named executive director of communications and member services. She will lead the communications team as it begins a new era focused on helping increase recognition of the important role that plant science technologies play in feeding the world, protecting public health, and delivering yields that meet the increasing demand for plant material to be used in feed, fuel, and other uses. Janice Tranberg, who has been with CropLife Canada since June 2007, has accepted the position of acting executive director of biotechnology, and will develop a world-class biotechnology division for the association that will aspire to setting the foundation for positive global biotechnology outcomes.
“Both Janice and Nadine have proven themselves to be valuable contributors to the association, and I am pleased that they have agreed to take on even greater responsibility as CropLife Canada embarks on this next ambitious phase of growth for Canada’s plant science industry,” said Lorne Hepworth, president of CropLife Canada.