Compass Minerals Appoints Vice Presidents

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Compass Minerals Appoints Vice Presidents
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Compass Minerals Appoints Vice Presidents
Operations and finance groups gain new leadership.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (Feb. 4, 2015) – Compass Minerals announces appointments of vice
presidents in the operations and finance groups. Barb Menard has been named vice president of
Environmental Health, Safety and Security (EHS&S) and Jeffrey Curtis has joined the company
as vice president and corporate controller.
Menard was serving as an interim leader of EHS&S, since October 2014.
In her new role, she will lead and manage all aspects of EHS&S for the
company.
Menard brings more than 24 years of experience in health, safety and
environmental management to the company, and has extensive
knowledge in industrial hygiene, manufacturing safety and Six Sigma
continuous improvement strategies. She has a Master of Science in
occupational & environmental health from the University of Toronto and
a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from McMaster University.
Curtis brings nearly 30 years of accounting and financial experience to
the finance leadership team at Compass Minerals. Most recently, he
served as vice president/corporate controller for Coda Electric in Los
Angeles. Curtis held controller roles at Tower International and Harman
International. In addition, he had a distinguished 20-year career with Ford
Motor Company, where he held various financial leadership positions
including responsibility for SEC reporting. Curtis earned his Bachelor of
Arts degree in economics and chemistry from the University of Delaware,
and a Master of Business Administration in finance and accounting from
the University of Michigan.
About Compass Minerals
Compass Minerals is a leading provider of essential minerals that provide solutions to nature’s
challenges, including salt for winter roadway safety and other consumer, industrial and
agricultural uses, and specialty plant nutrition minerals that improve the quality and yield of
crops. The company produces its minerals at locations throughout the U.S. and Canada and in the
U.K. For more information about Compass Minerals and its products, please visit
www.compassminerals.com.
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