Western Resources Corp., Vancouver, announced that wholly-owned subsidiary Western Potash Corp. appointed Fritz Venter as new CEO and President, effective Aug. 1. He has also been appointed as COO and board director of Western Resources Corp. He will lead the team to successfully develop the Milestone Potash Phase I Project in Saskatchewan (GM July 19, p. 1).
The company said he has over 34 years of experience with major engineering and construction firms, and that prior to joining Western Potash, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager for a major EPC company in Canada, responsible for its Global Mining & Metallurgy.
Venter has a mechanical engineering background, and holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering (operations management) and a Master of Project Management.