Inducted
10/14/2021
Distinguished Engineer
Degrees
- MBA, University of Charleston
- BS, Mining Engineering, WVU, 1985
With 30 years of experience, George joined Compass Minerals as chief operations officer in 2019-managing global operations across the salt and plant nutrition business units.
Prior to that, he served as president of Peabody Australia. His experience also includes global roles in continuous improvement and technical services integrating many emerging technologies from markets such as South America and Asia Pacific into mining practices.
George holds an honorary Doctorate in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University for his contributions to the mining industry. He has his MBA from the University of Charleston and a B.S. degree in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University.
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