Yara International ASA announced that Petter Østbø will take up the position of EVP and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Østbø currently serves as EVP Production. Torgeir Kvidal will take up the position of Head of Mining operations, reporting to EVP Production.

Tove Andersen will take up the position of EVP Production. Andersen currently serves as EVP Supply Chain. Pablo Barrera Lopez, currently Country Manager Yara Chile, will take up the position of EVP Supply Chain.

Corporate Innovation will be moved to Industrial and report to EVP Industrial, Yves Bonte. Consequently, Pierre Herben will no longer be part of the executive management team. Alvin Rosvoll will continue to be responsible for company's partner operations and will from now on report to EVP People & Global Functions, Lene Trollnes.

The above changes will take effect immediately, except for Tove Andersen and Pablo Barrera Lopez who will take up their new positions on 1 April, 2018. Petter Østbø will continue as EVP Production until 1 April, in addition to his new role as CFO.