---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001243786-23-000136"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MOS"
cik: "0001285785"
company_name: "MOSAIC CO"
filed_at: "2023-08-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T02:16:04.951362+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Mosaic names Bruce Bodine as next CEO; O'Rourke to retire by mid-2024

## Summary
- Joc O'Rourke resigns as President immediately; remains CEO until Dec 31, 2023, then Senior Advisor until mid-2024.
- Bruce Bodine (SVP - North America) elected President and to the Board effective Aug 29; becomes CEO on Jan 1, 2024.
- O'Rourke resigns from Mosaic's Board effective Dec 31, 2023; Bodine fills new Board seat.
- Bodine has 19+ years at Mosaic, previously led Potash, Phosphates, and Supply Chain operations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001243786-23-000136
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MOS
- cik: 0001285785
- company_name: MOSAIC CO
- filed_at: 2023-08-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/0001243786-23-000136-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/mos-20230829.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001243786-23-000136
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001243786-23-000136.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001243786-23-000136.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James ("Joc") C. O'Rourke resigned as President at MOSAIC CO.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: President
  source text: effective August 29, 2023, James ("Joc") C. O'Rourke resigned as Mosaic’s President;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/0001243786-23-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  James ("Joc") C. O'Rourke departed as Senior Advisor at MOSAIC CO.
  - Action: will resign as Chief Executive Officer and become Senior Advisor
  - Role: Senior Advisor
  source text: effective December 31, 2023, Mr. O'Rourke will resign as Mosaic's Chief Executive Officer, and become a Senior Advisor to Mosaic until his planned retirement in mid-2024;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/0001243786-23-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bruce M. Bodine was elected as Chief Executive Officer at MOSAIC CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer
  source text: effective as of January 1, 2024, Mosaic has elected Mr. Bodine as Chief Executive Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/0001243786-23-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bruce M. Bodine was elected as Director at MOSAIC CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board expanded the size of the Board from 11 to 12 seats, and elected Mr. Bodine to fill the newly created vacancy and serve as a director of Mosaic
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/0001243786-23-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  Bruce M. Bodine was elected as President at MOSAIC CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: President
  source text: the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Mosaic has elected Bruce M. Bodine, currently Mosaic's Senior Vice President - North America, as President;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/0001243786-23-000136-index.htm
- Executive change
  James ("Joc") C. O'Rourke departed as Director at MOSAIC CO.
  - Action: tendered resignation
  - Role: Director
  source text: Mr. O'Rourke has tendered his resignation from the Board effective December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285785/000124378623000136/0001243786-23-000136-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.