By: Cassandra Kyle
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The Inland Terminal Association of Canada (ITAC) has chosen a well-known Saskatoon agrologist as its new executive director.
Kevin Hursh, who operates a grain farm near Cabri and is an investor in an inland terminal, will represent the association, which has grown to a size where the role played by an executive director is now a necessity.
“Farmer-owned inland grain terminals need a voice at the table when decisions are made about the grain industry,” said ITAC chair Wayne Hittel. “Our association has evolved to the point where it needs the part-time services of an executive director.”
Hursh, a media commentator whose column appears weekly in The StarPhoenix, said he is looking forward to serving ITAC, which was founded in 1995.
“The 11 members of ITAC are all independent businesses but they face common issues and concerns,” Hursh said. “It’s my job to look for new opportunities for the members, while representing the association with governments, regulators and industry.”
ITAC’s member terminals handle about two million tonnes of grain, pulses and oilseeds annually.
The Women’s Executive Network (WXN) has named three Saskatchewan women as among the 100 most powerful in the country.
Saskatoon’s Kim Weimer, president and CEO of the Fastener Warehouse Ltd., was honoured along with nine other women in the entrepreneur category.
Shelley Brown, a managing partner in Saskatchewan with Deloitte & Touche LLP, was named a winner in the professional category, while Vianne Timmons, president and vice-chancellor of the University of Regina, was recognized in the category of public-sector leaders.
The women were recognized at an awards summit and gala in Toronto on Monday.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has elected Terry Boehm of Allan as its new president.
The Saskatchewan farmer, who has served as NFU vice-president for several years, was elected to the post at the union’s 40th national convention in Ottawa at the end of November.
Boehm is stepping into the position left vacant by Stewart Wells, who was president for eight years.
Point2 Technologies Inc. has created a new executive position and has promoted a five-year veteran of the company to the post.
Carey Tufts has been named the company’s chief marketing officer. In his new role, Tufts – who most recently held the position of vice-president of marketing – will be responsible for all Point2 branding, strategic marketing, product marketing and product management.
Tufts joined the company in 2004. Point2 Technologies develops and markets web-based inventory management and online marketing software for the real estate and heavy equipment industries.
Strong sales and overall growth has led the president of Novozymes Biologicals BioAg Group to hire for three positions in the bio-ag division.
President Trevor Thiessen announced this week that Sanford Gleddie has been appointed to the position of global marketing and sales director. Gleddie worked as Novozymes’ global business development director and prior to that served as the CEO of Philom Bios Australia.
Joe Olesko has been appointed Canadian marketing manager, while Ryan Baumann has joined the company as sales representative for the Regina territory.
Novozymes creates industrial biosolutions from organic materials.