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31 January 2023

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The International Fertilizer Development Centre (IFDC) has appointed Henk van Duijn as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as of January 1st 2023. Van Duijn brings more than 30 years of experience in agriculture and international development, with a focus on Europe, Africa, and Asia. Prior to his selection as IFDC President and CEO, van Duijn served as Vice President, Corporate Services, and Chief Operations and Finance Officer at IFDC. Before that, he headed the 2SCALE program (2019-2021) and served as CEO of Bopinc (2014-2019). As a diplomat and civil service director in the Netherlands, van Duijn led the design, startup, and implementation of large-scale interdisciplinary programs as well as national and international public-private partnerships in Europe, Africa, and Asia. He holds a master’s degree in Land and Water Management from Wageningen University & Research.

Outgoing IFDC President and CEO Albin Hubscher will retire after four years of leading the organisation to a renewed commitment to soil health. He was instrumental in formulating IFDC’s plan to develop a global innovation centre that will design and scale next-generation soil health and plant nutrition innovations. Hubscher praised his successor, saying, “Henk’s reputation for leading organizations to achieve great things precedes him in this appointment. I am confident that he will continue to build IFDC’s momentum as a thought leader in soil health and fertilizer technology, for which he has already been a prime force.”

Henk van Duijn is now President and CEO of the International Fertilizer Development Centre.

The AFA board of directors has unanimously approved the appointment of Saad Abou El Maaty as AFA Secretary General. El Maaty has a experience in managing, executing, and rehabilitating a several of major entities in the petroleum and fertilizer sectors, most recently as a Chairman & CEO of Abu Qir Fertilizers and Chemical Industries Co. He has also served on various regional and international bodies as, variously; AFA chairman, IFA board me mber and IFA ambassador representing Egyptian fertilizer producers, as well as being a member of the board of governors for the Arab Water Council, and serving on the Board of Directors for several companies.

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Worley has announced that Tiernan O’Rourke will step down as the company’s Chief Financial Officer effective from 30 June 2025. O’Rourke is retiring from full-time work after a long and successful career culminating in nearly four years of dedicated service to Worley, though he intends to take on advisory and consulting activities in the private sector. Worley’s Chief Executive Officer, Chris Ashton, said: “It’s been an absolute pleasure to work alongside Tiernan since he joined the Worley team and see his decades of experience benefit the business in areas such as capital management, financial process improvements and talent development to name a few. I wish him well as he transitions away from the CFO role.”

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BASF Corporation has appointed Heather Remley as its new president and chief executive officer, effective April 1, 2025. She takes the helm of the North American arm of BASF SE, one of the world’s largest chemical companies. Remley has a background in global leadership and operations. Most recently, she was president of BASF’s global engineering services division in Ludwigshafen, Germany. Before that, she led the company’s North American petrochemicals business as senior vice president in Houston. Since joining BASF in 2016, she has held key positions across the US, China, and Germany.