International Fertilizer Association elects new Chair and welcomes new Board Directors

Monaco, May 14, 2025

The membership of the International Fertilizer Association (IFA) elected Ken Seitz, CEO of Nutrien, to the position of Chair of the Association, following the end of the two-year tenure of Tony Will, President & CEO of CF Industries.
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Ahmed El-Hoshy, CEO of Fertiglobe, was elected as the Association’s new Vice Chair, following the departure of Raviv Zoller as President & CEO of ICL Group at the beginning of the year.
IFA members also elected seven new representatives to its Board of Directors at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held in Monaco on 14 May, on the final day of the 2025 IFA Annual Conference.

The seven new Board Directors elected by the membership are:

Elad Aharonson, ICL Group
Guangliang (Gordon) He, Guizhou Phosphate Chemical Group
Nishant Kanodia, Matix Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd
Amit Lohia, Indorama Corporation
Christian Meyer, K+S Aktiengesellschaft
William (Tip) O’Neill, International Raw Materials
Mikhail Rybnikov, PJSC PhosAgro

IFA CEO & Director General, Alzbeta Klein, said:

“I am delighted to welcome our newly elected Board Directors, whose expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to advance IFA’s mission of helping to feed the world sustainably. I look forward to working closely with them in the months and years ahead. I would also like to extend my warmest congratulations to Ken Seitz on being elected as IFA’s new Chair, and express my gratitude to Tony Will for his support and guidance over the past two years. His commitment to IFA and the industry has been greatly appreciated by us all.”

Additionally, IFA welcomed 29 new members to the Association – two Ordinary Members, 25 Associate Members, one Affiliate Member and one Correspondent Member.

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About the International Fertilizer Association

The International Fertilizer Association (IFA) was founded in 1927 and is the only global fertilizer association, with around 500 members from more than 80 countries and a mission to promote the efficient and responsible production, distribution and use of plant nutrients. This mission plays a critical role in helping to feed the world sustainably. IFA represents providers of plant nutrition solutions. Members include fertilizer producers, traders and distributors, as well as their associations, service providers to the industry, research organizations, startups and non-governmental organizations.

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Author(s): Claire Newell, Director, Communications & Marketing