Bill Doyle

William "Bill" Doyle was the CEO of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (PotashCorp), the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity. Doyle has served as CEO of PotashCorp since 1999. On April 6, 2014 Bill Doyle announced his intention to retire on July 1, 2015, and to transition from President and CEO to Senior Advisor on July 1, 2014, when he was succeeded by Jochen Tilk.

Doyle formerly served as President of the International Fertilizer industry Association, a trade association representing the global fertilizer industry, and is a board member of Canpotex and the International Plant Nutrition Institute. Doyle is a 39-year veteran of the fertilizer industry. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Georgetown University, having succeeded former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue in July, 2015.

Bill Doyle was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of PotashCorp on July 1, 1999, after 12 years as a member of the PotashCorp senior management team. He has served on PotashCorp’s Board of Directors since the company was first listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges in 1989. While CEO of PotashCorp, Doyle led the company to become “an agribusiness powerhouse that controls some of the most valuable and coveted assets on Earth.” With a market capitalization of less than $625-million when it went public in 1989, PotashCorp now has a market capitalization of approximately $33-billion USD.

During his time as CEO, Doyle oversaw the growth of PotashCorp from C$1.35 billion to C$32.46 billion. Several strategic investments made by PotashCorp in the Middle East, South America and Asia during Doyle’s tenure including a 32% ownership in Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM); a 28% ownership interest in the Arab Potash Company (APC) of Jordan; a 22% ownership interest in Sinofert Holdings Limited (Sinofert) in China; and, growth in holdings of Israel Chemicals Limited (ICL) from 9% to 14%.

In 2013, Doyle led PotashCorp’s partnership with Free the Children, and the creation of the global charity’s food security pillar of the Adopt a Village development model. Adopt a Village supports community development in areas featuring a high incidence of child labour and exploitation of children.

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