Transition to New Managing Director & CEO
Feb 24, 2017
Transition to new Managing Director & CEO
Incitec Pivot Limited (ASX: IPL) Chairman, Mr Paul Brasher, today announced that after almost eight years in the role, Mr James Fazzino will be stepping down from the position of Managing Director & CEO. Mr Fazzino will remain with the Company as Managing Director & CEO for a period of up to 12 months, to allow for an orderly process of identifying and appointing a successor.
Mr Brasher paid tribute to Mr Fazzino: ‘During his time as Managing Director & CEO, James has transformed Incitec Pivot from a fertiliser business on the East Coast of Australia to a global diversified industrial chemicals company.
‘Some of the notable achievements in this transformation include:
‘Most recently, James has significantly restructured the Company to better align with the dynamic environment in which our business operates and to reset the cost base of the Group to ensure solid returns in challenging periods and excellent results through the cycle.
‘We believe our strategy continues to be the right one and James will leave the Company very well positioned to move into the next chapter of its history. As we indicated to the market at the time we released our full year results, following the completion of WALA, our focus is on driving increased returns to shareholders.'
Mr Fazzino said that the Company was in very good shape with the FY17 outlook unchanged, WALA ramping up according to plan, the $100 million BEx Organisation Focused Improvement program on track and delivering as planned, and an encouraging rebound in pricing in the resources and agriculture industries. A presentation for the upcoming Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Agriculture & Chemicals Conference, also released today, provides further detail.
Mr Fazzino added: ‘It has been a privilege for me to be Managing Director & CEO of Incitec Pivot. During my 14 years with the Company, first as CFO and then as Managing Director & CEO, Incitec Pivot has been through a transformational journey which has resulted in the size of the Group increasing six fold. The Company now
has a global footprint with privileged assets and is extremely well placed to continue to deliver value to the shareholders. I’m very proud of what we have achieved and I wish to thank the Board, the Executive Team and all of our employees for their support and hard work in executing our strategy.’
Mr Brasher said: ‘James and I have regularly discussed CEO succession and we saw
2017 as a year of consolidation after the dynamic progress of the past 14 years. Together, we believe that this is the right time to appoint a new CEO who can take ownership for the next phase of the Company’s story. Importantly, it will be business as usual for James in his role as Managing Director & CEO while we identify and appoint a successor.’
The Board has commenced a global search for Mr Fazzino’s successor.
Incitec Pivot Limited (ASX: IPL) Chairman, Mr Paul Brasher, today announced that after almost eight years in the role, Mr James Fazzino will be stepping down from the position of Managing Director & CEO. Mr Fazzino will remain with the Company as Managing Director & CEO for a period of up to 12 months, to allow for an orderly process of identifying and appointing a successor.
Mr Brasher paid tribute to Mr Fazzino: ‘During his time as Managing Director & CEO, James has transformed Incitec Pivot from a fertiliser business on the East Coast of Australia to a global diversified industrial chemicals company.
‘Some of the notable achievements in this transformation include:
- The integration of the Dyno Nobel acquisition;
- The construction and successful operation of two world scale nitrogen plants at Moranbah in Queensland and Waggaman in Louisiana (WALA); and
- The establishment of Incitec Pivot’s business model for continuous improvement and productivity, Business Excellence (BEx).
‘Most recently, James has significantly restructured the Company to better align with the dynamic environment in which our business operates and to reset the cost base of the Group to ensure solid returns in challenging periods and excellent results through the cycle.
‘We believe our strategy continues to be the right one and James will leave the Company very well positioned to move into the next chapter of its history. As we indicated to the market at the time we released our full year results, following the completion of WALA, our focus is on driving increased returns to shareholders.'
Mr Fazzino said that the Company was in very good shape with the FY17 outlook unchanged, WALA ramping up according to plan, the $100 million BEx Organisation Focused Improvement program on track and delivering as planned, and an encouraging rebound in pricing in the resources and agriculture industries. A presentation for the upcoming Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Agriculture & Chemicals Conference, also released today, provides further detail.
Mr Fazzino added: ‘It has been a privilege for me to be Managing Director & CEO of Incitec Pivot. During my 14 years with the Company, first as CFO and then as Managing Director & CEO, Incitec Pivot has been through a transformational journey which has resulted in the size of the Group increasing six fold. The Company now
has a global footprint with privileged assets and is extremely well placed to continue to deliver value to the shareholders. I’m very proud of what we have achieved and I wish to thank the Board, the Executive Team and all of our employees for their support and hard work in executing our strategy.’
Mr Brasher said: ‘James and I have regularly discussed CEO succession and we saw
2017 as a year of consolidation after the dynamic progress of the past 14 years. Together, we believe that this is the right time to appoint a new CEO who can take ownership for the next phase of the Company’s story. Importantly, it will be business as usual for James in his role as Managing Director & CEO while we identify and appoint a successor.’
The Board has commenced a global search for Mr Fazzino’s successor.