Jochen Tilk
Canadian business executive
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Jochen Tilk (born 1963 or 1964) is a Canadian business executive who was the Executive Chairman of Nutrien from 2014 to 2018. He was President and CEO of PotashCorp from July 1, 2014 until its merger with Agrium to form Nutrien.[1] Previously he was CEO of Inmet Mining Corporation, a Canadian metals company with operations in Turkey, Finland, Spain, and development in Panama, between 2009 and 2013.[2] He is also the former Chair of Petaquilla Copper Limited.[3] He is on the Boards of Directors of Emera, AngloGold Ashanti Limited and the Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation.
During his 24 years at Inmet, Tilk, through asset optimization, organic growth and strategic acquisitions, grew Inmet into a $5 billion-plus enterprise,[4] and led capital expenditure programs of approximately US$7 billion with new mine developments in Spain and Central America.[5] Inmet's facilities were recognized as leaders in quality and cost.[6]
Tilk was born in Saarlouis, Germany, and holds a degree in mining engineering from RWTH Aachen University.[7][8] He is a Canadian citizen.[9]
