Stock: Where Food Comes From (WFCF)Top Management and Board of DirectorsTop ManagementTop Management [Two top executives with tenure > 17 yrs]
Board Of DirectorsBoard Of Directors [Six directors with tenure > 18 yrs]
Profiles of Top ManagementJohn SaundersCEO & Chairman & Director John Saunders, 45, founded the Company in 1998 and has served as the Chief Executive Officer since then. Mr. Saunders is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and has served in this position since 1998. Previously, Mr. Saunders was a partner and consultant for Pathfinder Consulting Services, Inc. in Parker, Colorado. An expert in both technology and the livestock industry, Mr. Saunders is a graduate of Yale University. Profiles of Board of DirectorsPeter C. LapaseotesDirector Pete Lapaseotes, 58, is a third-generation farmer/feeder agri-businessman from Bridgeport, Nebraska. For over 30 years, Mr. Lapaseotes has co-owned and operated Lapaseotes LTD, CPN Farms and Greenwood Ranch consisting of irrigated farming, cow-calf operation and finishing feedyards. Mr. Lapaseotes is a stockholder of 21st Century Equipment, a large John Deere dealership, 21st Century Water Technology, Dinklage Feedyards, Valley Bank and Trust/Western States Bank located in Nebraska and Colorado. Mr. Lapaseotes sits on several boards including Dinklage Feedyards as President, Valley Bank/Western States Bank, Global South Fork Solutions, Greek Orthodox Church, North Platte Natural Resource District, Bridgeport Community Center Foundation, TeamMates and the Paul Engler Entrepreneur Program at the University of Nebraska. Mr. Lapaseotes has served on our Board of Directors since May 2006 and brings to the board over 40 years of business, finance, marketing and leadership experience in the agricultural and retail industries, making him a well-qualified candidate for a director of the Company. Leann Saunders Director Leann Saunders, 46, has been the President of the Company since 2008. Mrs. Saunders is also a Director on our Board of Directors and has served in this position since January 2012. Prior to 2003, Mrs. Saunders worked for PM Beef Holdings ("PM"), an integrated beef company, and developed a supply system for PM's Ranch to Retail product line and managed PM's USDA Process Verified program. She then served as the company's Vice President of Marketing and Communications. Prior to joining PM in 1996, Mrs. Saunders worked for McDonald's Corporation as a Purchasing Specialist, and Hudson Foods Corporation. Mrs. Saunders graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture Business and an M.S. in Beef Industry Leadership from Colorado State University. Mrs. Saunders sits on the Board of Directors for the International Stockmen's Education Foundation, and was the chair-elect for the United States Meat Export Federation for the 2014-2015 year. |