A new chair has been elected for the Canola Council of Canada.
David Dzisiak takes over from Brian Conn, who finished his two-year term but remains on the board as a director. Dzisiak is Commercial Leader of Grains & Oils with Dow Agrosciences.
“On behalf of the board, I’d like to thank Brian for his service as Chair, as well as our outgoing directors for their contributions to our industry,” says Dzisiak. “We also warmly welcome four new directors to our board as we continue our path to reach the goals of Keep it Coming 2025.”
New to the CCC Board of Directors are:
Jarrett Beatty, Parrish and Heimbecker, nominated by exporters
David Dzisiak, Dow AgroSciences, nominated by life science companies
Gerry Hertz, Canadian Canola Growers Association, nominated by grower organizations
Kevin Serfas, Alberta Canola, nominated by grower organizations
The new board was announced at the Canola Council's Annual General Meeting held in Winnipeg Thursday.
2017/18 CANOLA COUNCIL OF CANADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nominated by the canola growers associations:
Charlene Bradley, Saskatchewan Canola Development Commission
Brian Chorney, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
Gerry Hertz, Canadian Canola Growers Association
Kevin Serfas, Alberta Canola
Nominated by the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association:
Woody Galloway, Bunge Canada
Michael Irons, Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Jennifer Marchand, Cargill Ltd.
Dean McQueen, Viterra
Nominated by the Western Grain Elevator Association:
Aaron Anderson, Richardson International Ltd.
Brian Conn, Louis Dreyfus Company
Jarrett Beatty, Parrish & Heimbecker
Jeff Pleskach, Cargill Ltd.
Nominated by life science companies:
Neil Arbuckle, Monsanto Canada
Conor Dobson, Bayer CropScience
David Dzisiak, Dow AgroSciences