CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Dennis P. Kelleher senior vice president and chief financial officer effective immediately. He succeeds Anthony J. Nocchiero, who retired in 2010.Mr. Kelleher, 47, has worked in financial and commercial capacities at Amoco Corporation and its successor, BP PLC, for the last 21 years. Most recently he has served as Vice President, Portfolio and Strategy, for BP’s upstream business. Prior to that, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Pan American Energy, LLC, a joint venture between BP and Bridas Corporation, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Earlier in his career he held financial positions in oil, gas and petrochemical operations in North Africa and Asia and management positions in corporate mergers and acquisitions and Asian chemical joint venture operations.“We are very pleased to add an executive of Dennis’ caliber to our senior leadership team,” commented Stephen R. Wilson, chairman and chief executive officer of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. “We look forward to his leadership of the finance team and to the broader contributions that his wide-ranging experience and business acumen will allow him to make.”<br /><br />Mr. Kelleher is a certified public accountant and was employed as a senior accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co. early in his career. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and a Masters of Management degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.