CF Industries Holdings, Inc. has announced Frank N. Buzzanca, vice president, EHS and Engineering, will retire effective July 1, 2010. Buzzanca has led the company’s environmental, health & safety, and engineering organizations since 1998. He began his career with CF Industries in 1976 as a project engineer.
"Frank’s deep commitment to the well-being of our employees has been an important part of the company’s safety culture since he became corporate director of EHS 21 years ago," says Stephen R. Wilson, chairman and chief executive officer, CF Industries Holdings, Inc. "To a large extent, Frank was the architect of the company’s current EHS and crisis management processes. We thank him for his many contributions over the years."
During Buzzanca’s tenure as head of EHS and engineering, the company’s safety performance has been among the best in the chemical industry. During 2008, for example, CF Industries completed a two-year period without a single lost-time accident (LTA) at any of its operations. Four of the company’s facilities have surpassed the 40-year mark without an LTA, and seven others are approaching the 30-year milestone.
Early in his career, Buzzanca was responsible for the construction of CF Industries’ first phosphate mining drag lines. Later, his engineering organization opened the Hardee South Pasture Mine, a relocation and major expansion of the company’s phosphate mining operation.
Effective July 1, Richard Sanders, vice president, manufacturing integration, will assume Buzzanca’s present responsibilities. In addition, Sanders will lead the company-wide procurement organization as well as the planning and optimization of scheduled maintenance at the company’s manufacturing facilities.
