Career
Doyle has served as since 1999. On April 6, 2014 Bill Doyle announced his intention to retire on July 1, 2015, and to transition from President and Chief Executive Officer to Senior Advisor on July 1, 2014, when he will be succeeded by Jochen Tilk. Mr. 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.
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, 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(United States)
During his time as Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
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 Mr.
Doyle’s tenure including a 32% ownership in Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (SQM).
A 28% ownership interest in the Arab Potash Company (American Power Conversion) of Jordan. A 22% ownership interest in Sinofert Holdings Limited (Sinofert) in China. And, growth in holdings of Israel Chemicals Limited (International Computers Limited) 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. In December 2012, Doyle directed PotashCorp’s participation as a founding partner of the Global Institute for Food Security at the University of Saskatchewan, a “public-private partnership that enables innovative, multi-disciplinary research, training and technology development to improve sustainable crop production, enhance human and animal nutrition, and address the growing global demand for safe, reliable food”.
Under the terms of this partnership, PotashCorp will contribute up to $35 million over seven years to the Global Institute for Food Security, with the Government of Saskatchewan providing up to $15 million over the same period. Mr. Doyle is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, District of Columbia, and Chairman of the University’s Board of Directors.
In 2007 he was by far the highest earning Chief Executive Officer in Canada, earning over $320 million, and nearly doubling the next nearest earner, Jim Balsillie.
