Compass Minerals Names Dennis Bergeson Vice President Supply Chain and Engineering.OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Dennis Bergeson has been appointed vice president supply chain and engineering for Compass Minerals (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information ). He will be responsible for worldwide supply chain activities including purchasing, logistics, production planning and customer service. He will also lead the company's engineering resources focusing on effective deployment of capital, operational excellence, productivity initiatives and growth-investment opportunities. In making the announcement, Angelo Brisimitzakis, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said, "Dennis has a broad background in operations, supply chain and engineering. I know him well. He is a very strong team player and will be an excellent addition to our leadership team." Prior to joining Compass Minerals, Bergeson was the business director of brominated performance products at Chemtura Corporation. Bergeson first joined one of Chemtura's predecessor companies, Great Lakes Chemicals, in 1999 and served in a variety of supply chain and product management roles. Prior to joining Great Lakes Chemicals, he worked for Shell Chemical Company for 15 years in both operations and engineering capacities. Bergeson holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Tufts University, completed graduate-level work in engineering at the Colorado School of Mines Colorado School of Mines, at Golden; state supported, coeducational; chartered 1874. It was one of the first mineral engineering schools in the United States. , and earned an MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration from Purdue University. About Compass Minerals Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is the second-leading salt producer in North America and the largest in the United Kingdom. The company operates ten production and packaging facilities, including the largest rock salt mine in the world in Goderich, Ontario. The company's product lines include salt for highway deicing De-icing is the process of removing ice from a surface. Anti-icing is the process of preventing ice from forming on a surface. Deicing can be accomplished by mechanical methods (scraping), through the application of heat, by use of chemicals designed to lower , consumer deicing, water conditioning, consumer and industrial food preparation, agriculture and industrial applications. In addition, Compass Minerals is North America's leading producer of sulfate sulfate, chemical compound containing the sulfate (SO4) radical. Sulfates are salts or esters of sulfuric acid, H2SO4, formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal (e.g., sodium) or a radical (e.g., ammonium or ethyl). of potash, which is used in the production of specialty fertilizers for high-value crops and turf, and magnesium chloride, which is a premium deicing and dust control agent. |
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