Yara North America Appoints Sabine Schröder as President, Announces New Leadership to Enhance Regional Customer Support
Tampa, Fl – July 23, 2025 – Yara North America is pleased to announce the appointment of Sabine Schröder to President, overseeing the U.S. and Canada business, effective immediately. Schröder, who has made significant contributions over 18 years with Yara, has served as interim President of North America since January 2025. Previously, she served as Vice President of Commercial Excellence for Crop Nutrition in the Americas. She also brings extensive global leadership experience, having held the positions of Commercial Director for Europe’s NOxCare business and Global Sales Excellence Manager.
In tandem with this appointment, two strategic commercial leadership roles have been formed to strengthen customer support and regional focus across the U.S.:
• George Simpson has been selected as Director of East U.S. Sales & Marketing. With over 23 years at Yara, Simpson has most recently led the Mid-Atlantic team and will continue supporting the region during the transition.
• Dan Clarke has been selected as Director of West U.S. Sales & Marketing. With 19 years at Yara, Clarke began as a Technical Sales Representative in Canada and most recently led the Central U.S. team, which he will continue supporting during the transition.
Additionally, Jeff Hartz joins Yara North America’s leadership team as Vice President of Strategic Marketing. Most recently serving as Director of Go to Market Strategy & Enablement for Yara Americas, Hartz brings over two decades of expertise spanning seeds, crop protection, ag finance, and food production.
About Yara
Yara’s mission is to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet. We pursue a strategy of sustainable value growth through reducing emissions from crop nutrition production and developing low-emission energy solutions. Yara’s ambition is focused on growing a nature-positive food future that creates value for our customers, shareholders, and society at large and delivers a more sustainable food value chain.
Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has established a unique position as the industry’s only global crop nutrition company. With 17,000 employees and operations in more than 60 countries, sustainability is an integral part of our business model.
Media Contact: Allison Stahl, Yara North America
E-mail: allison.stahl@yara.com