Schmidt is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brazil Potash Corporation and past Chairman of the Board at VersaCold.Schmidt is past President, CEO & Director of Nutrien. He served as Chairman of the Board for Nutrien and prior chaired the Board committee for the merger with Potash Corp. and Agrium. Schmidt is past President, CEO & Director of Hydro One, taking the Crown Agency Utility public with the fourth largest IPO in Canadian history.Prior to joining Hydro One, Mayo Schmidt served as President, CEO & Director at Viterra, Inc.; transforming the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool to a $7.5B global Canadian agriculture corporation with revenues of over $13B in < 10 years with office in 14 countries, on four continents.Schmidt was awarded Canadian Business CEO of the Year-2009, the “Global Expansion Deal of the Year”, “Canadian Dealmakers” Awards-2009, Financial Post “CEO Scorecard” Top 10 Ranking-2011, and Ontario Energy Association “Leader of the Year” Award-2017.His memberships include Harvard’s Private and Public, Scientific, Academic and Consumer Food Policy Group; Washburn University Foundation Board of Trustees; past memberships included The Canadian Council of Chief Executive Officers, Executive Committee Member of The Conference Board of Canada, Trustee of The Conference Board Inc.; mentor for "Catalyst Women on Board".Mr. Schmidt received his Honorary Doctor of Commerce from Washburn University in 2016 and his B.B.A. in 1980. He played football and completed in Track and Field for Washburn University; post University he signed with the Miami Dolphins as wide receiver and has competed in Ironman Triathlons, including the World Championships in 2006. He is an avid cyclist.