Kevin Graham

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About Kevin Graham

Kevin Graham leads the Global Process Industries Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, including chemicals, metals, mining, materials, ag-food ingredients and packaging and is a core member of the Board & CEO Practice. Based in Toronto, Kevin brings experience across strategy, operations, commercial, and corporate finance. He is experienced in recruiting top talent to private equity firms and portfolio companies, the Fortune 500, and start-ups. With a special interest in transformation, Kevin takes a consultative approach to support clients during periods of change, including high-growth, performance improvement, organizational restructuring, and commercial leadership. Previously, Kevin served as the Executive Vice President, Sales at Nutrien with key accountabilities across sales, transportation and distribution, and integrated planning. Kevin also held the position of Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development for PotashCorp where he was responsible for strategy, corporate budgeting and forecasting, capital planning, treasury, continuous improvement and market research activities.Before joining PotashCorp, Kevin was Chief Strategy and Technical Officer with Vale Base Metals. In this position, his responsibilities included strategic and business planning, business development, brownfield exploration, operational excellence, and health, safety and sustainability.Kevin earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical) from McGill University and holds a Doctorate (Materials Science and Engineering) from McMaster University. He also has a Master of Business Administration from the University of Lausanne (IMD).