Itafos has appointed Mhamed Ibnabdeljalil as interim Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Dr. Ibnabdeljalil currently serves on the Board of Directors of the company and will continue in that role. Dr. Ibnabdeljalil succeeds Brian Zatarain who is stepping down from his role as Chief Executive Officer to pursue other interests. Dr. Ibnabdeljalil has a track record in leading multi billion-dollar sales, marketing, raw material procurement, logistics, complex deal structuring and negotiation, and emerging markets M&A efforts across emerging and developed markets. Previously, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of OCP Group S.A. There, Dr. Ibnabdeljalil played an integral role in the corporate and strategic restructuring of OCP, reshaping its role in the phosphate fertilizer sector as a global leader. Dr. Ibnabdeljalil has served as a director on more than a dozen boards of fertilizer companies in Europe, India, Middle East and Americas.