SITES - Key Persons
Bruce Bodine was named President of The Mosaic Company and became a member of the board of directors in August 2023 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2024. Bodine previously served as Mosaic's Senior Vice President-North America since April 2020 and began leading enterprise operations in 2022. Prior to that, Bodine led the Phosphates business unit as Senior Vice President-Phosphates, and the Potash business unit as Senior Vice President-Potash.
Bodine began his career with Mosaic in 1999 as part of a predecessor company, holding engineering leadership and plant management positions in the Phosphates business segment before taking on the role of Vice President-Operations for Mosaic's Esterhazy and Colonsay potash production facilities. Bodine also served as Vice President-Supply Chain, responsible for the movement of raw materials and finished production, and strategic sourcing activities for Mosaic's North American phosphate and potash segments; additionally, he oversaw fertilizer production in South America and China. Bodine serves on the board of directors for the Miski Mayo mining company, a joint venture which Mosaic is the operating partner.
Bodine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President - Operations
Karen Swager was named Executive Vice President - Operations effective November 1, 2023. In this role, Swager is responsible for the company's enterprise-wide operations, including the Environment, Health and Safety organization, and the North America Supply Chain organization. Previously, Swager held various leadership positions at Mosaic including Senior Vice President - Supply Chain, Senior Vice President - Potash, Vice President, Minerals - Phosphates, Vice President, Mining Operations - Phosphates, and General Manager. She also led the mine planning and strategy group for the Phosphates business.
Swager serves on the board of directors for SSR Mining and is a member of SSR Mining's Technical, Safety, and Sustainability Committee. Swager is a licensed professional engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in metallurgical engineering and a Master of Science in metallurgical engineering from Michigan Technological University, where she is a member of the Department of Chemical Engineering's Distinguished Academy. In addition, Swager holds an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Executive Vice President
Luciano Siani Pires was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2024. He is expected to assume the role of EVP and CFO on January 1, 2025. He previously served on The Mosaic Company's Board of Directors from 2018 to 2022.
Prior to joining Mosaic, Sinai was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, Chief Financial Officer and other strategic roles for Vale S.A., a global mining company. He also served as the chairman of the Board of Directors of VLI S.A., as a senior business development advisor for the Natural Resources Group of Accenture, and was a consultant at McKinsey and Company. He has served on the board of Vallourec Societè Anonime, as a member of the executive council of o9 solutions, and as a member of the advisory board at Barbosa Mello.
Siani holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil, and a Master of Finance from the New York University Stern School of Business.
Phil Bauer - Chief Legal Officer, Secretary, SVP
Job Titles:
- Corporate Secretary
- General Counsel
- Senior Vice President
Phil Bauer was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, in January 2023.
Since joining Mosaic in 2007, Bauer has managed legal support for business development activities, potash operations, offshore finance, commercial transactions and corporate governance. Most recently, he was the Vice President-Growth and Development where he helped drive strategic vision across the organization.
Prior to Mosaic, he was a partner at an international law firm where he focused his practice on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings and public company compliance matters, as well as general business advising.
Bauer earned his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C., and his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service with honors from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service where he majored in international politics. Phil also received his Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Job Titles:
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Senior Vice President
Walt Precourt was named Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer effective November 1, 2023. In this role, Precourt has responsibility for the company's Human Resources, Public Affairs, Procurement and Shared Services teams. Precourt has held several leadership positions since joining Mosaic in 2009, including Senior Vice President-Strategy and Growth, Senior Vice President-Phosphates, Senior Vice President-Potash Operations, and leading the Environment, Health and Safety organization.
Prior to joining Mosaic, Precourt lead Holcim (U.S.) safety transformation, later becoming its Vice President of Environment and Government Affairs. Precourt started his career at The Dow Chemical Company where he served in a variety of roles in Operations, Technology, Capital Project Management, and Environmental, Health and Safety.
Precourt earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, his Master of Science in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and his MBA from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Job Titles:
- Executive Vice President - Commercial
- Mosaic in 2011 As the Country Head for China
Previously, Wang held the positions of Senior Vice President - Global Strategic Marketing; Senior Vice President - Global Strategic Marketing, Head of China and India; Vice President - Global Strategic Marketing; Vice President - Global Product Management and International Distribution; and Vice President - Product Management. Since January 2020, Wang has served on the Board of Directors at Canpotex.
Wang joined Mosaic in 2011 as the Country Head for China. Prior to Mosaic, Wang held various leadership roles in Sales and Marketing, Strategy and Business Development, Global Product Management, and as Country Managing Director at Syngenta for 16 years in China, Vietnam and its global headquarters in Switzerland.
Wang earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Sun Yat-sen University and a Master of Biology degree from South China Agriculture University. She graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.