MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US — Ceres Global Ag Corp. has named James Mowbray vice president and director of operations, effective June 30. A grain and oilseeds industry veteran, Mowbray comes to Ceres from BASF Canada and will succeed Pat Gathman, who is stepping down and overseeing the transition until Aug. 31.
“We thank Pat for his valuable contributions to Ceres over the past four years,” said Carlos Paz, chief executive officer of Ceres. “We wish him all the best in his future pursuits. We are also pleased to welcome James to the Ceres team. His extensive operations experience and strong business acumen will be instrumental in propelling our organization forward, ensuring operational excellence, safety, and sustained growth for Ceres.”
Mowbray has more than three decades of experience in corporate and operational management, specializing in business growth strategies, sales, and marketing in the oilseed processing and grain agribusiness. Prior to joining Ceres, he worked for BASF Canada as the national accounts manager and executed strategic plans for distributors in Eastern and Western Canada. He also was general manager, North America at Farmers Edge, leading the operations and sales teams responsible for precision agriculture and data management.
Mowbray previously held a variety of leadership roles at Cargill, including vice president and North American transportation leader, Cargill Supply Chain North America (CASCNA); vice president and business unit commercial manager; assistant vice president and business unit operations; and country operations leader. He is also a CMA/CPA professional designation holder and earned a computer office accounting diploma from Robertson Career College.
Ceres and its subsidiaries work across the agricultural, energy and industrial supply chains through efficient sourcing, storing, transporting and marketing of agricultural commodities, value-added products and raw materials. Leveraging its network of commodity logistics centers and team of industry experts, Ceres connects farmers to customers around the world.
Together with its affiliated companies, Ceres operates 13 locations across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota. These facilities have an aggregate grain and oilseeds storage capacity of about 31 million bushels.
