Compass Minerals Appoints Teresa Cook Vice President, Corporate Controller

Compass Minerals has appointed Teresa Cook to vice president, corporate controller. Cook has been with the company for 12 years, having most recently served for two years as finance director in the salt division.

Throughout her tenure with Compass Minerals, Cook has served in a variety of finance-related functions in both the salt division and plant nutrition division. She also spent three years as the director of SEC reporting.

Cook will serve as a key member of the finance leadership team and be responsible for all aspects of the accounting close process, internal and SEC reporting, Sarbanes Oxley compliance and technical accounting.

Cook earned her bachelor’s in business administration from Iowa State University. After fulfilling the experience requirement with Deloitte and Touche, she achieved her CPA designation. With the exception of Deloitte and Touche, Cook has always worked for publicly traded companies in roles from general accounting to corporate and SEC reporting, assistant controller and financial planning and analysis.