Senior Leadership Team
Meet our Senior Leadership Team
You can tell a lot about a company by who it puts in charge. Agrium’s executive team has weathered the economic storm of late and still produced results. Learn more about each team member by clicking on their name below.
Michael M. Wilson
B.Sc. (Chem), P.Eng.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mike joined the company in 2000 and became President and CEO three years later. Under his leadership Agrium has grown significantly increasing its size and profile in world markets. Prior to joining Agrium, Mike gathered experience as an executive leader in the chemical industry. He was the President of Methanol and President and COO of Methanex Corporation.
Bruce G. Waterman
BCom., CA
Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Bruce joined Agrium Inc. as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, in April of 2000. In this role, Bruce is responsible for Treasury, Tax, Investor Relations, Controllers, Information Technology and Government Relations.
Prior to joining Agrium, Bruce served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer with Talisman Energy in Calgary.
Bruce was named the 2008 "Canada's CFO of the Year," which is an award presented to a senior financial leader who has made a contribution to business in Canada by demonstrating technical capability, vision, leadership, innovation and corporate responsibility.
Richard L. Gearheard
B.S. (Accounting), CPA
Senior Vice President, Agrium and President, Retail
Richard has served as Senior Vice President of Agrium and President of its Retail Strategic Business Unit since August 1996. His work at Agrium and its former companies across North America spans 30 years. In that time Richard has filled different leadership positions. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Crop Production Services, Inc. and Northwest Vice President for Western Farm Service, Inc. before taking his current role.
Andrew K. Mittag
B.A, MBA
Senior Vice President, Agrium and President, Agrium Advanced Technologies
Andrew joined Agrium in 2005 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy. In 2009 he was appointed Senior Vice President, Agrium and President of Agrium Advanced Technologies (AAT) Strategic Business Unit.
Andrew has over 25 years experience in business and strategy development and investment and commercial banking. Prior to joining Agrium, he co-founded Rockland Capital Partners and was their President and CFO. Before that he was a Senior Vice President at Koch Industries and TXU. He currently sits on the Board of Hanfeng Evergreen, a specialty fertilizer business with operations in China.
Ron. A. Wilkinson
B.SC. (Chem), P.Eng.
Ron Wilkinson is a Senior Vice President of Agrium and President of its Wholesale Strategic Business Unit. Ron joined Agrium in 1996 through the acquisition of Viridian Inc. He has since held various leadership positions with the organization. Ron has also worked for Sherritt Inc., Imperial Oil, Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited and Esso Chemical Canada.
Ron has over thirty years of engineering, operations and business management experience within the petrochemical industry. He is a member of The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA).
Leslie A. O'Donoghue
B.A. (Econ), LL.B.
Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Development
Leslie joined Agrium in 1999 after a distinguished career in corporate and securities litigation as a partner with the law firm Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. She is Agrium's Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Development and is also currently a member of the Pembina Pipeline Corporation's Board of Directors.
Leslie is involved in the ‘Agrium Women's Leadership Group’ (AWLG) - a grassroots group with senior leadership support. AWLG is focused on professional women's development and all female employees are invited to participate. Leslie is an ideal mentor within this organization. In 2009, the Canadian General Counsel Awards in Toronto recognized her with the distinguished ‘Top Dealmaker’ award.
James M. Grossett
B.A.
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Jim joined Agrium in 2002. He brings over 25 years of experience as a human resource executive both in North America and internationally. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Human Resources for both Molson Inc. and Coca-Cola Beverages, Ltd.
Patrick J. Freeman
CTP, CGA
Vice President and Treasurer
Pat joined Agrium in 1993 following an 18-year career in the treasury, finance and accounting areas of major Canadian corporations.
Angela Lekatsas
B. Comm., CA, CPA (Illinois)
Vice President and Corporate Controller
Angela joined Agrium in 2003. She brings over 18 years of financial and management experience. Prior to joining Agrium, Angela was a Senior Manager with Deloitte & Touche LLP in their Assurance and Advisory practice.
Christopher W. Tworek
B.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), P.Eng.
Vice President, Special Projects
Chris joined Agrium in 1996, and brings more than 25 years experience in the fertilizer and petrochemical industries, including positions with Viridian Fertilizers Limited and Esso/Exxon.
Kevin Helash
B.Sc.
Vice President, Marketing & Distribution
Kevin joined Agrium in 1996. He has over 14 years of progressive experience in fertilizer sales and marketing both in North America and internationally. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI).
Stephen Dyer
B.Sc. (Chem), P.Eng.
Vice President, Retail West Region
Steve joined Agrium in 1996, and has held progressively senior positions in manufacturing, marketing, business development and most recently retail.
Chuck Magro
B.Sc. (Chem), MBA
Vice President, Manufacturing
Chuck joined Agrium in 2009. He brings to Agrium experience in various leadership roles including Feedstocks and Investor Relations that he obtained through a career with Nova Chemicals.





