Nutrien Announces Appointment of Ken Seitz as President and CEO
08 August 2022 - 12:55PM
Business Wire
Strong leadership advances Nutrien’s strategy
to safely and sustainably feed a growing world
Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR), the world's largest provider
of crop inputs and services, announced today that its Board of
Directors has appointed Ken Seitz as its President and CEO,
effective August 8, 2022. Mr. Seitz will also join the Nutrien
Board of Directors. The announcement follows an extensive
seven-month global search including internal and external
candidates led by the Board and supported by a world-class
executive recruitment firm with a dedicated agriculture and
chemical practice.
Mr. Seitz has served as interim CEO since January 2022 and
brings more than 25 years of global management experience working
across more than 60 countries, with deep experience in agriculture
and mining sectors. Under Mr. Seitz’s leadership, Nutrien has
achieved record results, delivered bold actions in response to
changes in agricultural markets, advanced the organization’s
sustainability strategy and brought together key parties to help
navigate unprecedented global food security challenges.
Russ Girling, Chair of the Nutrien Board of Directors said,
“Nutrien’s record performance and disciplined execution of strategy
during some of the most turbulent times we have seen globally
underscore the strength of Ken Seitz’s leadership. As the company’s
President and CEO, Mr. Seitz will continue to drive positive
outcomes for all of our stakeholders as we strive to safely and
sustainably feed the world.”
Expanding on the Board decision, Mr. Girling stated, “Mr. Seitz
strongly aligned to our comprehensive leadership needs given his
extensive international experience in our industries, passionate
connection to our purpose, efficacy in driving our stated strategy
and personal commitment to employee safety and an inclusive
workplace. Additionally, Mr. Seitz demonstrated proven performance
in an interim role this year receiving an extensive range of
positive feedback from our stakeholders. The Board has every
confidence Mr. Seitz is the right leader to drive our strategy
forward.”
Mr. Seitz said, “I look forward to continuing the important work
of safely and sustainably feeding a growing world with the
executive leadership team, our employees globally and support of
the Board of Directors. Growing up on a dairy farm in Saskatchewan,
I am honored and humbled to work alongside growers during these
challenging times today and going forward. Nutrien is extremely
well positioned to help meet the global goals of food security and
climate action, partnering across the food system. Our purpose is
to feed the future, and I am invigorated by the noble pursuit to
help solve these critical world needs.”
About Nutrien
Nutrien is the world's largest provider of crop inputs and
services, playing a critical role in helping growers increase food
production in a sustainable manner. We produce and distribute 27
million tonnes of potash, nitrogen and phosphate products
world-wide. With this capability and our leading agriculture retail
network, we are well positioned to supply the needs of our
customers. We operate with a long-term view and are committed to
working with our stakeholders as we address our economic,
environmental and social priorities. The scale and diversity of our
integrated portfolio provides a stable earnings base, multiple
avenues for growth and the opportunity to return capital to
shareholders.
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