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This list showcases the top Alberta based President operating in the Agriculture space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.ca.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Charles Magro
President & CEO of Agrium
Chuck was named President & Chief Executive Officer in January 2014. Since joining Agrium in 2009, Chuck has played a key leadership role in driving the Company’s operational excellence, focused growth and communication with its key stakeholders. During his time with Agrium, he has served as Agrium’s Chief Operating Officer and was accountable for two Strategic Business Units (Wholesale and Retail) and Human Resources. Chuck has also held the roles of Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Chief Risk Officer and was responsible for a number of core areas, including Corporate Development and Strategy, EHS&S, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations, Internal Audit, and Risk Management. Before that, Chuck was Vice President, Manufacturing responsible for Agrium’s Wholesale manufacturing facilities. Chuck joined Agrium following a productive career with NOVA Chemicals. He started his career as a process engineer and progressed quickly to leadership roles in plant and operations management and product line management, leading a major strategic growth project and heading global investor relations. Chuck plays an active role on the Boards of the International Fertilizer Association, the Fertilizer Institute and CANPOTEX. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemical Engineering) from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from the University of Windsor.
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About Agrium: Agrium is a retail supplier of agricultural products, nutrients, and services.
Stephen Dyer
SVP & President, Retail Business Unit of Agrium
Stephen was appointed to the role of President Retail in early 2014. Prior to this he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Stephen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience into his latest appointment. He started his career with Imperial Oil in 1991 and joined Agrium in 1996 following the Company’s acquisition of Viridian Inc. In 2005, Stephen became an officer of the company as Vice President, Manufacturing. In 2009, he accepted the position of Vice President, West Region, Retail and was responsible for the western region of Crop Production Services – Agrium’s Retail division. In 2011, Stephen was appointed Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he was responsible for Treasury, Tax, Controllers, Information Technology and Human Resources. Stephen is a graduate of the Queen’s University in Ontario where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
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About Agrium: Agrium is a retail supplier of agricultural products, nutrients, and services.
Remi Schmaltz
CEO, President, and Co-Founder of Decisive Farming
Remi Schmaltz is the CEO, president, and co-founder of Decisive Farming. He previously served as an advisory board member at Rocky Mountain Ventures. Prior to that, Remi served as a manager of corporate development at DynAgra Corp.
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About Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Decisive Farming: Decisive Farming provides information technology solutions for farming industry in Western Canada.
Deborah Wilson
Senior Vice President of TrustBIX
Deborah is Senior Vice President for BIXSco Inc., the Beef InfoXchange System (BIXS), a value-added traceability system, and sits on the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef National Council.
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About TrustBIX: TrustBIX provides livestock traceability and chain of custody solutions.
Emily Hicks
Co-Founder and President of FREDsense
Emily is a graduate from University of Calgary with a degree in biomedical sciences. During her program, Emily led various technical teams to world stage including a genetic engineering competition at MIT. Emily has been selected as a Kairos Society Fellow as well as Top 30 under 30 in sustainability in Canada. She currently leads FREDsense in technical development and research and development.
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About FREDsense: FREDsense is changing the way we think about water monitoring – bringing it out of the lab and into the hands of those who need it.
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