The Mosaic Co. announced that on Aug. 17 the Board of Directors named Russell A. Flugel, 52, as its Vice President and Controller and designated him as Mosaic’s Principal Accounting Officer, effective Sept. 1, 2022. He reports to and will succeed Clint C. Freeland, Mosaic’s Senior Vice President and CFO, who served as Mosaic’s Principal Accounting Officer since June 4, 2018.
Flugel served as Vice President and Controller-Elect of Mosaic since May 23, 2022. Before joining Mosaic, he served as Senior Vice President, Controller, and principal accounting officer of Air Products & Chemicals Inc. since June 2015. Prior to June 2015, he held financial positions of increasing responsibility since joining Air Products in 1998.
Luciano Siani Pires, a member of the Board of Directors, on Aug. 17 informed Mosaic of his decision to resign as Director effective Sept. 1, 2022. The company said the decision was not the result of any disagreement relating to the company’s operations, policies, or practices, and it thanked him for his commitment and service.