IPNI Board of Directors elects new officers

June 26, 2015 – Peachtree Corners, GA, USA – The IPNI Board of Directors elected two new officers at its meeting held in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 24, 2015, in conjunction with the annual International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA) conference.

Mr. Oleg Petrov, Director of Sales and Marketing Uralkali, Moscow, Russia, was elected Vice Chairman. He replaces Mr. Jim Prokopanko, CEO of Mosaic, Plymouth, Minneapolis, USA, who is retiring later this year. Mr. Tony Will, CEO of CF Industries Holdings, Inc., Deerfield, Illinois, USA, was elected Chair of the Finance Committee. Dr. Mostafa Terrab, Chairman and CEO, OCP Group, Morocco, continues as Chairman of the IPNI Board.

“We look forward to continued great leadership on our Board and working committees,” said Dr. Terry Roberts, President IPNI. “We will miss Jim and the many contributions he has made to our Institute, but are confident in the new leaders and the direction they will provide to IPNI going forward,” Roberts said.

About the International Plant Nutrition Institute
The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) is a not-for-profit, science-based organization dedicated to the responsible management of plant nutrition for the benefit of the human family. IPNI has initiatives addressing the world’s growing need for food, fuel, fiber, and feedstocks. Through cooperation with leading organizations throughout the world, IPNI helps to conduct research and educational programs, training and other projects related to agriculture.

Members of IPNI include leading global fertilizer producers (alphabetically): Agrium Inc.; Arab Potash Company; Belarusian Potash Company; BHP Billiton, CF Industries Holdings, Inc.; Compass Minerals Plant Nutrition; International Raw Materials LTD.; Intrepid Potash, Inc.; K+S KALI GmbH; LUXI Fertilizer Industry Group; OCP S.A.; PhosAgro; PotashCorp; Qatar Fertiliser Company; Shell Sulphur Solutions; Simplot; Sinofert Holdings LTD; SQM; The Mosaic Company; Toros Tarim; Uralchem; and Uralkali.

Affiliate members of IPNI include national and international fertilizer producer associations, as well as scientific research organizations and institutes (alphabetically): Arab Fertilizer Association (AFA); Associação Nacional para Difusão de Adubos (ANDA); Canadian Fertilizer Institute (CFI); Fertiliser Association of India (FAI); International Fertilizer Industry Association (IFA); International Potash Institute (IPI); and The Fertilizer Institute (TFI).

IPNI Contacts: Dr. Terry Roberts, IPNI President; Phone: 770.447.0335; Email: info@ipni.net
Gavin Sulewski, IPNI Editor; Phone: 770.825.8080; Email: gsulewski@ipni.net