MINNEAPOLIS, July 5, 2023
/CNW/ - Ceres Global Ag Corp. (TSX: CRP) ("Ceres" or the
"Corporation") has announced the appointment of James Mowbray to Vice President and Director of
Operations, effective June
30th, 2023. The Corporation also announced that
Pat Gathman is stepping down as the
Vice President, Operations and will oversee the transition until
August 31st, 2023.
James Mowbray has more than three
decades of experience in corporate and operational management,
specializing in business growth strategies, sales, and marketing in
the oilseed processing and grain agribusiness. Prior to joining
Ceres, he worked for BASF Canada as the National Accounts Manager
and executed strategic plans for distributors in Eastern and
Western Canada. He also served as
General Manager, North America at
Farmers Edge, leading the Operations and Sales teams responsible
for Precision Agriculture and Data Management.
Previously, Mr. Mowbray held various leadership roles at Cargill
Limited, including Vice President and North American Transportation
Leader, CASCNA; Vice President and Business Unit Commercial
Manager; Assistant Vice President and Business Unit Operations, and
Country Operations Leader. He is also a CMA/CPA Professional
Designation holder and earned a Computer Office Accounting Diploma
from Robertson Career College.
"We thank Pat for his valuable contributions to Ceres over the
past four years. We wish him all the best in his future pursuits,"
said Carlos Paz, CEO of Ceres. "We
are also pleased to welcome James to the Ceres team. His extensive
operations experience and strong business acumen will be
instrumental in propelling our organization forward, ensuring
operational excellence, safety, and sustained growth for
Ceres."
About Ceres Global Ag
Corp.
Ceres and its subsidiaries add value across agricultural, energy
and industrial supply chains through efficient sourcing, storing,
transporting and marketing of high–quality agricultural
commodities, value– added products and raw materials. Leveraging
its network of commodity logistics centers and team of industry
experts, Ceres connects farmers to customers around the world.
Ceres is headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and together with its affiliated companies,
operates 13 locations across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota. These facilities have an aggregate
grain and oilseed storage capacity of approximately 31 million
bushels.
Ceres has a 50% interest in Savage Riverport, LLC (a joint
venture with Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.), a 50% interest in
Berthold Farmers Elevator, LLC (a joint venture with The Berthold
Farmers Elevator Company), a 50% interest in Farmers Grain,
LLC (a joint venture with Farmer's Cooperative Grain and Seed
Association), a 50% interest in Gateway Energy
Terminal (an unincorporated joint venture with Steel Reef
Infrastructure Corp.), a 25% interest in Stewart Southern Railway
Inc. (a short–line railway located in southeast Saskatchewan with a range of 130 kilometers),
and a 17% interest in Canterra Seed Holdings Ltd. (a Canada–based
seed development company).
For more information about Ceres, please visit
www.ceresglobalagcorp.com
SOURCE Ceres Global Ag Corp.