OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 23, 2012--
Amy J. Yoder has been appointed to the board of directors of Compass
Minerals (NYSE:CMP), expanding the board membership to nine. She will
serve on the board’s Nominating/Corporate Governance and Environmental,
Health and Safety committees.
Ms. Yoder, 45, is head of North America and Australia for Arysta
LifeScience North America, LLC, a division of the world’s largest
privately held crop protection and life science company. Her more than
20 years of agribusiness, consumer products and chemical industry
experience includes serving as a senior advisor for Atlas Advisors,
president of the United Industries division of Spectrum Brands, Inc.,
and vice president and general manager of Biolab, a subsidiary of
Chemtura, Inc. She also has held progressively responsible positions
with DuPont, Monsanto, UAP Timberland and Nufarm Americas.
Ms. Yoder holds a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural technology
systems management from Michigan State University. She will serve as a
Class II director with a term expiring at the 2014 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders.
About Compass Minerals
Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is a
leading producer of minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash
specialty fertilizer and magnesium chloride. The company provides
highway deicing salt to customers in North America and the United
Kingdom and specialty fertilizer to growers worldwide. Compass Minerals
also produces consumer deicing, water conditioning and pool products,
ingredients used in consumer and commercial foods, and other
mineral-based products for consumer, agricultural and industrial
applications. The company also provides records management services to
businesses throughout the U.K. For more information, visit www.compassminerals.com.
Source: Compass Minerals
Compass Minerals
Peggy Landon, 913-344-9315
Director of
Investor Relations and Corporate Communications