Mr. Delaney is a senior executive with over 30 years of experience in leadership roles within the fertilizer and agricultural sectors. Mr. Delaney previously served as Chief Commercial Officer at Farmer’s Business Network Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Delaney served as a Strategic Advisor for Paine & Partners, LLC (now Paine Schwartz Partners). Prior to these roles, Mr. Delaney was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of PotashCorp where he oversaw operations across the company’s business segments, spanning 16 sites. Earlier in his career at PotashCorp, Mr. Delaney served as President of Sales and Marketing where he led the centralization of the global sales function and had oversight of all sales, marketing, market research, transportation and distribution activities. Prior to joining PotashCorp, Mr. Delaney held various sales and product positions at Arcadian Corporation Ltd until it was acquired by PotashCorp in 1997. Mr. Delaney currently serves on the board of the International Fertilizer Association and previously served on numerous boards, including the Arab Potash Company, Brandt, Canpotex, Farmers Business Network, Inc., the Fluid Fertilization Association, the International Plant Nutrition Institute, Orbis Health Solutions, the Phosphate Chemicals Expert Association, Inc. and Willard Agri-Service of Frederick, Inc. Mr. Delaney holds a bachelor of science in agriculture from Southern Illinois University.
Mr. O’Neill is a senior executive with over 25 years of experience in financial management, corporate development, planning, treasury, insurance, risk management and financial reporting. During his career, Mr. O’Neill has raised in excess of $7 billion in capital across both US and international markets. Prior to joining Itafos, Mr. O’Neill served as CFO at Hawkwood Energy, a private equity backed oil and gas company, where he was responsible for all aspects of financial management. Prior to Hawkwood Energy, Mr. O’Neill held roles including Group Financial Controller and General Manager for the treasury, tax and insurance functions at Oil Search Limited. Prior to that, Mr. O’Neill worked at Woodside Petroleum Limited where he held multiple positions including Group Planning Manager, Assistant Treasurer and Finance Manager. Mr. O’Neill also worked for BHP Billiton Limited where he held various finance roles of increasing seniority. Mr. O’Neill began his career in accounting and audit, having served at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. Mr. O’Neill holds a bachelor of commerce from the University of Melbourne and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr. Williams is a senior executive with over 20 years of large law firm and in-house corporate transactional legal experience, including over 10 years of experience in senior leadership roles for publicly traded companies (NYSE, Nasdaq, TSX and ASX). Mr. Williams has primarily worked for and advised public companies on complex matters relating to commercial transactions, corporate governance, securities regulations and offerings, corporate financings, joint ventures, mergers & acquisitions and cross-border transactions. Mr. Williams has significant in-house experience in the mining industry, fertilizer industry and the renewable energy industry. Prior to Itafos, Mr. Williams served in senior leadership roles at Intrepid Potash, Inc., Alacer Gold Corp. and Gevo, Inc. Mr. Williams has a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a J.D. from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.
Mr. Vedder is an operational leader with over 20 years of experience, including 10 years in phosphate production, 7 years in semiconductor production and research and development at Novellus Systems and 4 years as an Officer in the US Military. Prior to joining Itafos, Mr. Vedder held various leadership roles with Conda phosphate operations including Operations Engineer and Supervisor, Operations Superintendent, Plant Operations Manager, Mine Operations Manager and General Manager, which is responsible for all aspects of the business. He is active in the local community and is a Board Member of the United Way of Southeastern Idaho and the Idaho Governor’s Cup (Scholarship Foundation). Mr. Vedder holds a bachelor of science in chemical engineering from Washington State University.
