PLYMOUTH, Minn., May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mosaic
Company (MOS) announced today that James "Joc" C. O'Rourke has been
elected to its Board of Directors, effective today. The Company
announced yesterday that Mr. O'Rourke will succeed James T. Prokopanko as the Company's President
and CEO on August 5, 2015.
"The Board has long benefited from Joc's insight, and we are
pleased to have him join the board as part of Mosaic's CEO
transition," said Robert L.
Lumpkins, Chairman of Mosaic's Board of Directors.
Mr. O'Rourke, 54, has served as Mosaic's Executive Vice
President - Operations and Chief Operating Officer since 2012
and joined the company as Executive Vice President -
Operations in 2009. Prior to joining Mosaic, Mr. O'Rourke was
President, Australia Pacific for Barrick Gold Corporation, the
largest gold producer in Australia, where he was responsible for the
Australia Pacific Business Unit consisting of ten gold and copper
mines in Australia and
Papua New Guinea. Before that, Mr.
O'Rourke held various management, engineering and other roles in
the mining industry in Canada and
Australia. He holds a bachelor's
degree in mining and mineral engineering from the University of British Columbia, and a master's
degree in business administration from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.
About The Mosaic Company
The Mosaic Company is one of the world's leading producers and
marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients.
Mosaic is a single source provider of phosphate and potash
fertilizers and feed ingredients for the global agriculture
industry. More information on the Company is available at
www.mosaicco.com.
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