PLYMOUTH, Minn., Aug. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mosaic Company (NYSE: MOS) recently named Mark Kaplan vice president of its public affairs department.
As a member of Mosaic's senior leadership team, Kaplan will lead Mosaic's global public affairs group and advance Mosaic's public affairs initiatives to meet global business objectives. Kaplan will report directly to Mosaic's president and CEO, Jim Prokopanko, and office in Plymouth.
"I am pleased to announce Mark's promotion to vice president of our public affairs group," said Prokopanko. "Following our split-off transaction with Cargill, we are as committed as ever to our vision of becoming the world's best crop nutrition company. With valuable leadership experience, Mark is well-suited to his new role and will be instrumental in taking Mosaic to new levels of excellence in the months and years ahead."
Kaplan previously led Mosaic's Florida public affairs team. Prior to joining Mosaic, Kaplan served as chief of staff for former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. He also held roles as president and general counsel of Carlisle Development Group LLC, executive director of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation and a shareholder in law firm Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman Bryant & Yon, P.A. Kaplan earned a bachelor's degree with honors in political science from the University of Florida and a Juris Doctor with highest honors from Florida State University College of Law, graduating first in class.
About The Mosaic Company
The Mosaic Company is one of the world's leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients. Mosaic is a single-source provider of phosphate and potash fertilizers and feed ingredients for the global agriculture industry. More information on the company is available at www.mosaicco.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of The Mosaic Company's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the predictability and volatility of, and customer expectations about, agriculture, fertilizer, raw material, energy and transportation markets that are subject to competitive and other pressures and the effects of the current economic and financial turmoil; the level of inventories in the distribution channels for crop nutrients; changes in foreign currency and exchange rates; international trade risks; changes in government policy; changes in environmental and other governmental regulation, including greenhouse gas regulation and implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's numeric water quality standards for the discharge of nutrients into Florida lakes and streams; further developments in the lawsuit involving the federal wetlands permit for the extension of the Company's South Fort Meade, Florida, mine into Hardee County, including orders, rulings, injunctions or other actions by the court or actions by the plaintiffs, the Army Corps of Engineers or others in relation to the lawsuit, or any actions the Company may identify and implement in an effort to mitigate the effects of the lawsuit; other difficulties or delays in receiving, or increased costs of, necessary governmental permits or approvals; further developments in the lawsuit involving the tolling agreement at the Company's Esterhazy, Saskatchewan, potash mine, including settlement or orders, rulings, injunctions or other actions by the court, the plaintiff or others in relation to the lawsuit; the effectiveness of our processes for managing our strategic priorities; adverse weather conditions affecting operations in Central Florida or the Gulf Coast of the United States, including potential hurricanes or excess rainfall; actual costs of asset retirement, environmental remediation, reclamation or other environmental regulation differing from management's current estimates; accidents and other disruptions involving Mosaic's operations, including brine inflows at its Esterhazy, Saskatchewan potash mine and other potential mine fires, floods, explosions, seismic events or releases of hazardous or volatile chemicals, as well as other risks and uncertainties reported from time to time in The Mosaic Company's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
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