Mosaic Company (The)

Good morning and welcome to the Mosaic Company's third quarter 2023 earnings conference call. At this time, all participants have been placed in a listen-only mode. After the company completes their prepared remarks, the lines will be open to take your questions. Please note, today's event is being recorded. Your host for today's call is Paul Massoud. Mr. Massoud, you may begin.

Thank you, and welcome to our third quarter 2023 earnings call. Opening comments will be provided by Jock O'Rourke, Chief Executive Officer, followed by a fireside chat and then open Q&A. Bruce Bodine, President, Clint Freeland, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Jenny Wong, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Marketing, will also be available to answer your questions. We will be making forward-looking statements during this conference call. The statements include, but are not limited to, statements about future financial and operating results. They are based on management's beliefs and expectations as of today's date and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from projected results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are included in our press release published yesterday and in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We will also be presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures. Our press release and performance data also contain important information on these non-GAAP measures. Now, I'd like to turn the call over to Jacques.

Good morning. Thank you for joining our third quarter 2023 earnings call. Before we get to the normal part of our call, I'd like to take a moment to discuss the next step forward for our company. Last month, we announced that I plan to retire at the end of the year. It has been an honour to work at this outstanding organization and lead this incredibly talented team. We've accomplished a tremendous amount over the last eight years, But one of the areas I take most pride in is our focus on identifying talent and developing the next generation of leaders. As a result of those efforts, Mosaic's board of directors appointed Bruce Bodine president and selected him to be Mosaic's next CEO starting on January 1st, 2024. Bruce is a Mosaic veteran. who's been with the company for 24 years and led several functions across our business, including most recently as Senior Vice President of North America. As a member of Mosaic's senior leadership team for the last eight years, he's played a major role in establishing our current strategic priorities. The board takes succession seriously and has been planning for my retirement for some time. Bruce's selection follows an exhaustive evaluation of both internal and external candidates. Bruce's broad experience, strategic mindset, and leadership throughout the organization make him the ideal person to lead Mosaic into the future. Please join me in congratulating Bruce.