Calgary, AB, Canada – Agrium Inc., a retail supplier of agricultural products and services, announced that it has appointed Agrium’s COO, Chuck Magro to succeed Mike Wilson as CEO upon his retirement, effective December 31, 2013.[break]
Mr. Magro will join the Agrium Board of Directors immediately. Mr. Magro was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2012. Prior to this, he held the role of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Chief Risk Officer and was responsible for a number of core areas within Agrium including: Corporate Development and Strategy, EHS&S, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations, Internal Audit, and Risk Management.
Previously, Mr. Magro was Vice President, Manufacturing where he was responsible for Agrium’s Wholesale manufacturing facilities. Mr. Magro joined Agrium following an extensive career with Nova Chemicals, a major petrochemical manufacturer.
He started his career as a process engineer and his career progressed quickly to include leadership roles in plant and operations management, product line management, leading a major strategic growth project, supply chain team leadership and heading investor relations.
He has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Windsor.
Mr. Wilson joined Agrium Inc. as Executive Vice P - October 3, 2013, Calgary, AB, Canada – Agrium Inc., a retail supplier of agricultural products and services, announced that it has appointed Agrium’s COO, Chuck Magro to succeed Mike Wilson as CEO upon his retirement, effective December 31, 2013.
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Mr. Magro will join the Agrium Board of Directors immediately. Mr. Magro was appointed Chief Operating Officer in 2012. Prior to this, he held the role of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Chief Risk Officer and was responsible for a number of core areas within Agrium including: Corporate Development and Strategy, EHS&S, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations, Internal Audit, and Risk Management.
Previously, Mr. Magro was Vice President, Manufacturing where he was responsible for Agrium’s Wholesale manufacturing facilities. Mr. Magro joined Agrium following an extensive career with Nova Chemicals, a major petrochemical manufacturer.
He started his career as a process engineer and his career progressed quickly to include leadership roles in plant and operations management, product line management, leading a major strategic growth project, supply chain team leadership and heading investor relations.
He has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Windsor. ■
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Mr. Magro will join the Agrium Board of Directors immediately. Mr. Magro was appointed Chief Operating Officer in