Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
November 3, 2003
Philom Bios Inc.
announced the recent appointment of a new Executive Team. David
Cortens has joined the Company as Chief Financial Officer, and
Corporate Secretary; Trevor Thiessen was appointed Vice
President, Commercial Operations; and Sanford Gleddie was
appointed Vice President, Business Development. In making the
announcement, John Cross, President and Chairman of Philom Bios
said that the three appointees bring an impressive depth of
complementary management experience to Philom Bios.
"The new Executive greatly enhances our capacity to drive the
on-going growth and performance of the company," said Cross.
"The three officers have the business acumen to accelerate the
evolution of our customer-focused business model to better meet
the needs of our customers and shareholders."
David Cortens, CFO, assumes overall responsibility for the
financial management of the Company. His career has spanned 25
years as a Chartered Accountant in public accounting, CFO in the
financial services sector at the national level, and most
recently as VP Finance and Corporate Secretary for a scientific
instrument company.
Trevor Thiessen, Vice President, Commercial Operations, is
responsible for the operations of the existing business of the
Company including manufacturing and marketing functions.
Previously with the company for almost 6 years in the 1990s, Mr.
Thiessen returned to Philom Bios in 2002 following a senior
position in the canola seed sector.
Sanford Gleddie, Vice President, Business Development, joined
Philom Bios in 1988 and progressed through increasing levels of
responsibility to his current position. He is responsible for
investments that will drive the growth of the Company through
business development and market expansion, and the research and
development of new products and processes.
Located in Saskatoon with over 55 employees in a wide range
of research, manufacturing, marketing and management positions,
Philom Bios is the leading Inoculant Company in Western Canada.
Philom Bios is the only Canadian-owned company with
high-performance inoculants serving the needs of Prairie
farmers. As a Canadian-controlled private corporation, Philom
Bios has a 20-year commitment to western farmers through a
dynamic partnership with distributors and leading retailers. |