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During the 10th Russian Corporate Governance Forum, Andrei Guryev, PhosAgro’s CEO and a member of the company’s board, was declared the winner in the category: “Contribution to the Development of ESG Culture”. PhosAgro’s Corporate Secretary, Sergey Samosyuk, was named the winner in the category “Corporate Governance Director/Corporate Secretary”.

“For PhosAgro, a global company that interacts with a wide range of international stakeholders – from investors and regulators to customers in 102 countries around the world – a commitment to ESG principles, transparency and disclosure, as well as improving corporate governance standards, are clear priorities,” said Mr Rolet about the award results.

Umicore SA is looking for a new chief executive officer to lead the world’s largest maker of electric-vehicle battery materials, after announcing the planned departure of veteran leader Marc Grynberg. The Belgian company’s board has started an internal and external search and likely will announce an appointment in the coming months.

“You need to have a pretty solid constitution and a high degree of serenity in this job to not get carried away when things are going really well and not get pessimistic when things are tough,” Grynberg said.

Grynberg is stepping down after presiding over an almost sevenfold increase in Umicore’s valuation over more than 12 years. The incoming CEO will oversee construction of Umicore’s new EV cathode plant in Poland, the first in Europe.

Arianne Phosphate has appointed Pier-Elise Hebert-Tremblay as the Company’s CFO, effective immediately. Ms. Hebert-Tremblay will replace Andrew Malashewsky who had held the position since January 2019. Ms Hebert-Tremblay has been a member of the Certified Professional Accountants of Quebec and Canada since August 2011 and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi. She served as Financial Controller of Arianne Phosphate since 2010 and specialised in financial reporting compliance for junior listed resource companies, forecast development and financial modelling.

“Pier-Elise has been involved with Arianne almost since its inception and advanced her way through the Company, proving herself to be a very valuable member of the team,” said Brian Ostroff, CEO of Arianne Phosphate. “I have had the opportunity to work closely with Pier-Elise since my time as CEO and, as CFO, I have no doubt she will play an integral part in advancing Arianne’s efforts to secure financing and partners as it moves its Lac à Paul project towards development. With the recent significant upturn in the agricultural sector and increased interest in Arianne, the timing couldn’t be better.”

Itafos has announced the appointment of David Brush as Chief Strategy Officer. Brush has been serving as a consultant since December 1st, 2020. In his role as Chief Strategy Officer, he will be responsible for strategy development and implementation, including related capital structuring and corporate development initiatives.

Brush has over 30 years’ experience in all aspects of global business operations, business development and strategic planning, financial management, personnel development, and general management. Prior to joining Itafos, he was founder and Managing Partner of Idris Capital where he advised clients on M&A transactions and restructurings across a variety of sectors, including agriculture, fertilizer, packaging, building products and consumer products.

Berndorf Belt Technology USA (BBT) has named Jeff Dallstream Sales Executive of the Western Region North America. He supports their position as leader in steel belt production, process equipment technologies, and customer support. In his new role, Dallstream is responsible for supporting the sales of process equipment for SBS Steel Belt Systems USA (SBS USA), in his region, recently acquired by Berndorf Band Group. Dallstream is an industry veteran, with over 15 years’ experience. After college he entered the steel belt and steel belt processing equipment industry as a design engineer for North American Process Systems which became Berndorf Steel Belt Systems. Dallstream has worked with multiple companies in sales support or as a regional sales manager selling carbon steel and stainless-steel belts and the associated process conveying systems for the chemical, food and fertilizer industries. Dallstream also has 12 years running a division of an equipment fiancé company in Scottdale, AZ arranging the financing of fertilizer based stainless steel belt systems among many other types of equipment ranging from aircraft to yellow iron.