Saskatoon, SK, Canada - May 14, 2015, Saskatoon, SK, Canada - The 11 nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2015 annual and special meeting of shareholders were elected as directors of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc.
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Christopher M. Burley is a Corporate Director and former Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Energy of Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., an investment banking firm. He is a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors' Education Program and has 23 years of experience in the investment banking industry. He is Chairman of the board of directors of Parallel Energy Inc. and the United Way of Calgary.
Donald G. Chynoweth of Calgary, Alberta, is Senior Vice President of SNC Lavalin O&M, one of the world's leading engineering and construction groups. He is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, with more than 30 years of management experience in business, politics, investment and business development. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Mr. Chynoweth is a member of the board of directors of AltaLink, L.P., a subsidiary of SNC Lavalin Inc. and Hospice Calgary.
John W. Estey is Chairman of S&C Electric Company, a global provider of equipment and services for electric power systems. He is a member of the Board of Governors of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, a director of the Executives' Club of Chicago and Southwire Company and a past Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum.
Gerald W. Grandey was formerly Chief Executive Officer of Saskatoon-based Cameco Corporation. He is a director of Canadian Oil Sands Ltd., Rare Element Resources and Sandspring Resources Ltd.
Mr. Grandey is Chairman Emeritus of the World Nuclear Association, Vice Chair of the Saskatoon Persephone Theatre and a member of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame. He also serves on the Dean's Advisory Council of the University of Saskatchewan's Edwards School of Business, the Board of Governors of the Colorado School of Mines Foundation and the Board of Directors of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
In 2012, Mr. Grandey was awarded the Canadian Nuclear Association's Ian McRae award for his work in advancing nuclear energy and in 2014, he was honored with the US Nuclear Energy Institute's William S. Lee award for leadership.
C. Steven Hoffman is a former senior executive of IMC Global Inc. With over 23 years of global fertilizer sales and marketing management experience, he retired as Senior Vice President and President, Sales and Marketing of IMC Global upon completion of the IMC Global and Cargill Fertilizer merger, creating the Mosaic Company.
Mr. Hoffman is a former Chairman and President of the Phosphate Chemicals Export Association, Inc. and a former Chairman of Canpotex Ltd.
Alice D. Laberge is a director of the Royal Bank of Canada, Russel Metals Inc. and Silverbirch Management Ltd. and has served as a director of Catalyst Paper Corporation, St. Paul's Hospital Foundation of Vancouver and Delta Hotels Ltd. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the University of British Columbia.
Ms. Laberge is a Corporate Director and the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Fincentric Corporation, a global provider of software solutions to financial institutions. She was previously Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.
Consuelo E. Madere is the President and Founder of Proven Leader Advisory, LLC, a management consulting and executive coaching firm. She is a former executive officer of Monsanto Company, a global provider of agricultural products and retired as Monsanto's Vice President, Global Vegetables and Asia Commercial.
Ms. Madere serves on the Strategic Planning Committee of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility and the Dean's Advisory Council of the Louisiana State University Honors College. She received her Master of Business Administration from the University of Iowa and her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University.
Ms. Madere has also been certified by the National Association of Corporate Directors as a Governance Fellow, and in 2013 attended the Stanford Director's College.
Keith G. Martell is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Nations Bank of Canada, a Canadian chartered bank primarily focused on providing financial services to the Aboriginal marketplace. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, formerly with KPMG LLP.
Mr. Martell is a director of the Saskatoon Safe Streets Commission and River Cree Enterprises Ltd. and serves on the Dean's Advisory Council of the University of Saskatchewan's Edwards School of Business.
Mr. Martell is a former director of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Public Sector Pension Investment Board of Canada and The North West Company Inc., and a former trustee of the North West Company Fund. He is also a trustee of Primrose Lake Trust.
Jeffrey J. McCaig is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Trimac Group of Companies, a North American provider of bulk trucking and third-party logistics services. Prior to that, he practiced law, specializing in corporate financing and securities.
Mr. McCaig is Chairman and director of Bantrel Co., an engineering, procurement and construction company, a director of MEG Energy and a director and co-owner of the Calgary Flames Hockey Club.
Jochen E. Tilk is President and Chief Executive Officer of PotashCorp. He joined the company July 1, 2014 in his current capacity, and serves as the Chairman of Canpotex Ltd. He is also a member of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives and the C.D. Howe Institute.
Mr. Tilk came to PotashCorp after a 30-year career in the mining industry, most recently serving as President and CEO of Inmet Mining Corp., a Canadian metals company with operations in numerous countries around the world, between 2009 and 2013. He is a mining engineer and holds a Master's degree in engineering from the University of Aachen in Germany. ■