Our Leaders

Joc O'Rourke

Chief Executive Officer

James "Joc" C. O’Rourke is the chief executive officer of The Mosaic Company. The company’s third CEO since it was formed in 2004, O’Rourke has held this role since 2015. He also served as President of Mosaic from 2015 until August 2023, when he relinquished the title in anticipation of his retirement in 2024.

During his time at Mosaic, O’Rourke’s focus on employees, innovation and execution has propelled significant Company growth. He has also led programs to improve operational efficiency, lower production costs and advance sustainability performance. Before becoming CEO in 2015, O’Rourke served in roles including Executive Vice President – Operations and Chief Operating Officer, where he was responsible for Mosaic’s global mining and processing operations, supply chain, procurement, and environment, health and safety organizations. O’Rourke has been instrumental in the company’s ongoing pursuit of safety excellence, contributing to the achievement of significant reductions in injury rates. 

O'Rourke has more than 30 years of experience in mining and processing operations, and has held various management, engineering and other roles in the mining industry in Canada and Australia. O’Rourke serves as a director for a number of organizations, including the Toro Company and The Weyerhaeuser Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mining and mineral engineering from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and an Executive Master of Business Administration degree from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. 
 

Corrine Ricard

Senior Vice President—Mosaic Fertilizantes

Corrine Ricard was named Senior Vice President—Mosaic Fertilizantes in November 2019. Previously, Ricard held leadership positions at Mosaic including Senior Vice President, Commercial and Supply Chain, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, Vice President of International Sales and Distribution, Vice President of Business Development and Vice President of Supply Chain and Risk Management. Prior to Mosaic, Ricard worked for Cargill in various roles including risk management, supply chain, treasury and commodity trading. Ricard has 35 years of agriculture experience.

Ricard serves on the board of directors for Canpotex, the Canadian potash marketing association; Gulf Sulfur Services; and Carlisle Companies, a publicly traded company. Ricard previously served on the board of directors for the Ma’aden Wa’ad Al Shamal Phosphate Company, a phosphate production joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, DayBreak Foods, a privately held company; and the Freshwater Society, an environmental non-profit organization.

Ricard earned her bachelor’s degree in finance at the University of Minnesota, an MBA in strategic planning from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Walt Precourt

Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Walt Precourt was named Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer effective November 1, 2023. In this role, Precourt has responsibility for the company’s Human Resources, Public Affairs, Procurement and Shared Services teams. Precourt has held several leadership positions since joining Mosaic in 2009, including Senior Vice President—Strategy and Growth, Senior Vice President—Phosphates, Senior Vice President—Potash Operations, and leading the Environment, Health and Safety organization. 

Prior to joining Mosaic, Precourt lead Holcim (U.S.) safety transformation, later becoming its Vice President of Environment and Government Affairs. Precourt started his career at The Dow Chemical Company where he served in a variety of roles in Operations, Technology, Capital Project Management, and Environmental, Health and Safety. 

Precourt earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, his Master of Science in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering from Vanderbilt University, and his MBA from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Phil Bauer

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Phil Bauer was promoted to Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, in January 2023.

Since joining Mosaic in 2007, Bauer has managed legal support for business development activities, potash operations, offshore finance, commercial transactions and corporate governance. Most recently, he was the Vice President—Growth and Development where he helped drive strategic vision across the organization.

Prior to Mosaic, he was a partner at an international law firm where he focused his practice on mergers and acquisitions, public and private securities offerings and public company compliance matters, as well as general business advising.

Bauer earned his Juris Doctor degree from The George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C., and his Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service with honors from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service where he majored in international politics. Phil also received his Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Jenny Wang

Senior Vice President—Global Strategic Marketing

Yijun “Jenny” Wang was named to Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, in January 2022. 

Previously, Wang held the position of Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing. Wang’s primary role encompasses pricing strategy and product placement for phosphate and potash globally; strategic market and analysis, brand marketing, new product commercialization, and Mosaic’s distribution businesses in China and India. Since January 2020, Wang has served on the Board of Directors at Canpotex. 

Wang joined Mosaic in 2011 as the Country Head for China. Prior to Mosaic, Wang held various leadership roles in Sales and Marketing, Strategy and Business Development, Global Product Management, and as Country Managing Director at Syngenta for 16 years in China, Vietnam and its global headquarters in Switzerland. 

Wang earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Sun Yat-sen University and a Master of Biology degree from South China Agriculture University. She graduated from the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.