Nutrien Ltd. is set to lose another former Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan executive. One week after PotashCorp’s final CEO Jochen Tilk announced his plan to leave the newly-formed company, Nutrien chief financial officer Wayne Brownlee — also a PotashCorp alumnus — is following him out the door, the company announced. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. In a news release issued Monday, Nutrien said Brownlee will retire effective Oct. 31 after an “exceptional” 40-year career in the Canadian mining sector. His replacement has not been named, the company said. A University of Saskatchewan graduate, Brownlee joined PotashCorp when it was still a Crown corporation. In 1989, he co-ordinated its privatization and was subsequently tasked with expansion and development efforts. In 2006, Brownlee was appointed as the company’s chief financial officer, a position he kept after PotashCorp’s multi-billion-dollar merger with Calgary-based Agrium Inc. on Jan. 1 led to the formation of Nutrien.
Fertiliser giant Nutrien has announced that CFO Wayne Brownlee is to step down at the end of October. The company said in a statement on Tuesday it was "pleased with Wayne's decision and looks forward to his continued leadership as we continue our journey towards becoming one of Canada's leading agricultural companies". Nutrien was formed at the start of the year through the merger of PotashCorp and Agrium. Three former PotashCorp executives remain in the leadership team: chief legal officer Joseph Podwika, CIO Brent Poohkay, and president of nitrogen and phosphate Raef Sully.