Compass Minerals Names George Trent as VP, Operations, at Cote Blanche

George Trent has been promoted to vice president, operations, at the Compass Minerals Cote Blanche mine in Louisiana, effective Feb. 1, 2025.

Trent will be responsible for leading Cote Blanche’s operations and strategy, including day-to-day guidance on safe production and continuous improvement initiatives. He brings a solid foundation of mining experience and operational leadership, as well as a deep understanding of our Cote Blanche operations, to his new role.

With more than 12 years of experience at Cote Blanche, he most recently served as manager, technical services. Prior to that, he fulfilled roles of increasing responsibility, including mine engineer, general production foreman, and manager, mining and process.

Trent received a Bachelor of Science in mining engineering from Penn State University.