Edward C. Dowling Jr.

PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Edward (“Ed”) C. Dowling Jr. joined Compass Minerals as president and chief executive officer (CEO) in January 2024. He continues to serve on the company’s board of directors, as he has since March 2022. 

Mr. Dowling has more than 30 years of leadership experience and international mining expertise. Prior to joining Compass Minerals, Mr. Dowling served as the president, CEO and member of the board of directors of SSR Mining Inc. (f/k/a Alacer Gold Corp.), a publicly traded hard rock mining company from 2008 to 2012, and was chair of the board from 2013 to 2020. Previously, he was president and CEO of Meridian Gold Inc. from 2006 to 2007, executive director for mining and exploration at De Beers S.A. from 2004 to 2006, and executive vice president for operations at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. from 1998 to 2004. Additionally, he formerly served as chair of the board of PJSC Polyus and of Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, and on the board of directors of Teck Resources Ltd. Mr. Dowling currently serves on the board of directors of Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.

A former petty officer in the U.S. Navy, Mr. Dowling earned a Bachelor of Science in mining engineering and mineral processing, a Master of Science in mineral processing, and a Doctorate in mineral processing from Pennsylvania State University.