Monsanto Co.

Hugh Grant, 50, is chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer of Monsanto. He joined the former Monsanto as a product development representative for the company's agricultural business in 1981. Since 1991, he has held a variety of management positions, most recently as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Mr. Grant chairs the Executive Committee. He also serves on the board of PPG Industries, Inc. He has lived and worked in a number of international locations including Asia and Europe, as well as the United States. Mr. Grant has been elected to a term that expires in 2012.

Responsibilities * Coordinating Board of Director and Executive Team activities and managing the office of the Chairman and CEO; oversees community relations activities and the Corporate Services organization. Work History * Vice President and Chief Information Officer * Co-Lead, Information Technology, Monsanto Agriculture Sector * Manager, Information Technology, Monsanto Agriculture New Products Division * Group Leader, Monsanto Research Computing Consortium * Staff Research Associate, Washington University Education * B.S. degree in Mathematics, Augusta College. * M.S. degree in Computer Science, Washington University in St. Louis. Memberships/Affiliations * Board member, St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association. * Board member, St. Louis Zoo Foundation. * Board member, United Way of Greater St. Louis. Significant Activities * Selected by the St. Louis Business Journal as one of the 25 Most Influential Women in Business in St. Louis in 2000. * Graduate of Leadership St. Louis, a network of leaders actively working together to address community challenges 2002-2003. * Named St. Louis Metro YWCA Leader of Distinction in 2006.

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Mark Showers, Chief Information Officer of Monsanto, discusses the importance of technology to their mission of doubling production while reducing natural resources input by one third with Peter Shaplen of NEWS@CISCO. Monsanto's pledge of growth for a better world reads, "We want to make the world a better place for future generations. As an agricultural company, Monsanto can do this best by providing value through the products and systems we offer to farmers.

The discoverer of cylooxygenase-2 (COX-2), Dr. Needleman's research has revolutionized the treatment of inflammatory diseases. A former Professor and Chair of the Pharmacology Department at the Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Needleman made critical contributions to the development of CelebrexA , the COX-2 inhibitor, while Chief Scientist at the Monsanto Corporation and President of Searle Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Needleman, who earned his doctorate in pharmacology from the University of Maryland Medical School in 1964, is a member of the National Academy of Science and the Institute of Medicine.

Responsibilities * Oversees Monsanto's integrated crop and seed agribusiness technology and research with facilities in most every world area. Work History * Co-President, Monsanto's Agricultural Sector. * President, Monsanto's Ceregen business unit, prior to the merger with Pharmacia & Upjohn (now called Pharmacia Corporation), with responsibilities for the discovery, development and commercialization of new crop chemical and biotechnology products. * Group Vice President and General Manager, New Products Division. * Vice President of Technology for crop chemical and plant biotechnology R&D. * Director, Monsanto's Plant Science Research Group. * Senior Research Specialist, Monsanto Biological Sciences Program. Education * Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco. * Ph.D in microbiology/biochemistry, University of Illinois. * Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois. Memberships/Affiliations * Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science. * Past member of the Agriculture Biotechnology Research Advisory Committee and the National Institutes of Health Molecular Cytology Study Section * Technical advisor to numerous government and public agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, Office of Technology Assessment, CAST, Agency for International Development, the National Academy of Science and the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications. * Editorial boards of several scientific journals Significant Activities * Authored more than 100 publications and patent applications relating to technical advances in agricultural biotechnology. * Received the National Medal of Technology from President Clinton in 1999. * National Award for Agricultural Excellence in Science by National Agri-Marketing Association in 1995. * Kenneth A. Spencer Award for Outstanding Achievement in Agricultural and Food Chemistry in 1995. * Progressive Farming Magazine's Man of the Year in 1995. * Received the Monsanto Edgar M. Queeny Award in recognition of the discovery, development and successful commercialization of Roundup Ready® crops. * Received the Monsanto Thomas and Hochwalt Award for recognition of the advances made in basic research in plant biology.

Responsibilities * Leads Monsanto's financial, controllership, treasury operations, and oversees Seminis, Monsanto's vegetable seed business. Work History * Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer * Global Finance Lead, Monsanto Global Seed Operations * Monsanto General Auditor * Finance Lead, Monsanto Asia Pacific Operations - Singapore * Controller, Latin America * Business Analysis Lead, Latin America * Business Analysis and Planning, chemical startup business * Cost analyst, accounting, financial analyst Education * B.S. degree in accounting from Freed Hardeman University. * Certificate in Management Accounting. * Masters in Management, Kellogg's Executive Master's Program. Memberships/Affiliations * Board of Directors, Hormel Foods, Inc. * Board of Directors, Junior Achievement of Mississippi Valley, Inc. * Board of Trustees, Chair of Audit & Finance Committe, Freed Hardeman University

Responsibilities * North America, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, India, and South America; leads the strategic approach and global coordination aimed at accelerating the growth potential of Monsanto’s businesses. Work History * Executive Vice President, Global Commercial * Executive Vice President, International Commercial * Vice President, Asia Pacific * Vice President, US Branded Products Education * B.S. degree in agricultural economics, University of Missouri-Columbia Memberships/Affiliations * Vice Chancellor's Leadership Council at the University of Missouri-Columbia * Advisory Board for the International Business School at St. Louis University * Advisory Board of Directors of the World Agricultural Forum * Friends Committee at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Brett grew up on a grain and livestock farm in Missouri, and always intended to be a farmer. He loves college sports of all kinds.

Carl M. Casale became a member of our Board of Directors in October 2008. Mr. Casale is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Operations for Monsanto Company, a post he has held since October 2007. Prior to that he was Executive Vice President, North America and Latin America North for Monsanto from 2003 to 2007 and Vice President, North America from 2000 to 2003. He began his career with Monsanto as a sales representative in 1984. Mr. Casale has a B.S. degree in agricultural economics from Oregon State University and an Executive M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis.

Responsibilities * Lead global corporate Government and Public and Industry Affairs, as well as develop business with downstream partners in the grain and food industry. Work History * Executive Vice President, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs * Executive Vice President, Commercial Acceptance * Vice President, Corporate Strategy * Vice President, Celera Genomics (ag & pharma genomic services business unit) * General Manager, Monsanto Europe/Africa Education * MBA - Washington University * B.S. - University of Wisconsin Memberships/Affiliations: * Board of Directors, Keystone Center * Chairman, CropLife International Biotech Strategy Council * Chairman, Council for Biotechnology Information * Member of International Food & Agricultural Trade Policy Council (IPC) * Vestry, St. Martin's Episcopal Church

Responsibilities * Leads Monsanto's Global Manufacturing Operations which encompasses Ag Productivity, Seed Production, Corporate Environment, Safety and Health, Procurement, Logistics, Engineering, and Quality Assurance. Work History * Vice President, Manufacturing * Director, Global Seed Supply, Monsanto Company * Director, Manufacturing, Glyphosate Manufacturing, Monsanto Company * Manager, Manufacturing Europe & Africa, Monsanto Ag Division * Manager, Manufacturing Americas, Monsanto Ag Division * Business Unit Leader, Acetanilides Production, Monsanto Ag Division * Business Unit Leader, Technical Services Superintendent, Monsanto Ag Division * Marketing Manager, Roundup Industrial Markets, Monsanto Ag Division * Production Planning Manager, Global Roundup Production Planning, Monsanto Ag Division * Manufacturing Supervisor, Monsanto ABS Plastics, Monsanto Company Education * B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Michigan * Executive M.B.A. degree, University of Iowa Memberships/Affiliations * American Chemistry Council Board Member * American Institute Chemical Engineering * American Seed Trade Association * Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Mark enjoys golfing and is still working on his game after 44 years of practice

Responsibilities * Overall enterprise strategy, including investment portfolio analysis, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures Work History * Senior Vice-President, Corporate Strategy * President, Animal Agricultural Group * Strategic Planning and Commercial Development Lead, Animal Agriculture * New Business Lead - Plant Biotechnology * Various business positions at G.D. Searle, the NutraSweet Company and Nabisco * Certified Public Accountant, Ernst & Young Education * B.S.B.A., University of Arizona Memberships/Affiliations * Board of Directors, Indevus Pharmaceuticals * Board of Directors, Nidus Center for Scientific Enterprise * Board of Trustees, Missouri Botanical Gardens * Advisory Board, St. Louis University's Business Women in Leadership Program * National Charity League * St. Louis Forum * Certified Public Accountant Honors * Most Influential Business Women, St. Louis Business Journal - 2003 * YWCA Special Leader Award - 2001 * YWCA Leadership Award - 1998 * 1988 Fellow, Leadership Greater Chicago Cheryl loves to play golf. She says she is not any good at it but plays fast. Also, she likes to fish and says, "I am good."

Responsibilities * Leads Monsanto's legal organization and serves as Secretary to the Board Work History * Deputy General Counsel, Monsanto, responsible for litigation, environmental, antitrust, regulatory and intellectual property issues * Successfully directed novel patent and antitrust litigation involving intellectual property in the field of genetic biotechnology * Participated in a number of important cases for Monsanto, including the longest civil jury trial in U.S. history (Kemner v. Monsanto, 3 ½ years) * Array of positions in Monsanto's Law Department, including litigation, environmental and intellectual property * Attorney at Law, Barnes & Thornburg Education * J.D., magna cum laude, Indiana University School of Law * B.S., magna cum laude, Ball State University Memberships/Affiliations * Director, National Life Teen, Inc * Vice Chair, American Bar Association's Litigation Section Committee on Corporate counsel * American Bar Association Litigation Section * Served as Note Editor, Indiana Law Review Dave enjoys skiing, rollerblading and cycling.

Responsibilities * Global Lead for Monsanto's Human Resource functions Work History * Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Resources Officer, AdvancePCS * Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Real Estate Officer, ZiLOG, Inc * Vice President of Human Resources and Operations, CBS, Arlington, Virginia * Director of Total Compensation and Performance Management, Westinghouse, Orlando, Florida * Manager of Executive Compensation, Westinghouse Electric Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Education * Master of Science, Management and Public Policy Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA * Bachelor of Science, Management, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA Memberships/Affiliations * Member Board of Directors National Kidney Foundation * Member Board of Directors March of Dimes * Member Board of Youth In Need Steve enjoys stationary cycling and golfing (scrambles preferred)

Dr. Weldon is Senior Vice President, Public Policy, for Monsanto Company. Her overall responsibilities include identifying public policy issues affecting the company, setting priorities, and implementing Monsanto's approach to these issues. Prior to joining Monsanto in 1989 as Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Dr. Weldon was a professor of pediatrics, deputy chancellor for medical affairs, and vice president of the Medical Center at Washington University School of Medicine and Medical Center. She is a member of the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology, and a distinguished service member of the Association of American Medical Colleges, whose assembly she chaired in 1985-86. Dr. Weldon received her A.B. degree from Smith College and her M.D. degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Dr. Daniel P. Getman began his career in 1982 with Monsanto and through various acquisitions is now vice president for Global Research and Development for Pfizer. He was named Pfizer's chair of the Exploratory Development Committee and works with project teams to transition new drug candidates into early human clinical trials. As Director of Pfizer's St. Louis Laboratories, Dr. Getman oversees Pfizer's nearly 1,200 employees, with over 1,000 in research who focus on creating new medicines to help patients who suffer from arthritis, pain, inflammatory disorders, heart disease, allergy and asthma. He also helped establish the Pfizer facility in St. Louis as an active member of the business and civic community.

Responsibilities * Guides the regional business leads in Asia/Pacific, Brazil, Canada, Europe/Africa, India, Latin America North and Latin America South to drive the growth of our global base business in seeds, traits and chemistry. Work History * President of Seminis, Monsanto’s Vegetable Seed Division * Vice President of U.S. Crop Production * Vice President of the U.S. Branded Business and Global Product Strategy Lead * Sales Representative Education * Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of Saskatchewan * Master of Business Administration from Washington University Kerry has always been involved in agriculture through his family’s farm in Saskatchewan and throughout his professional career. He is also actively involved in the community with coaching kids’ sports.

Leads finance and operations for Monsanto's global commercial business Work History Vice-President, Finance. Asia Pacific Business Lead, Monsanto International Commercial organization. International Business Finance Lead Monsanto General Auditor Senior Director Accounting Services Director Financial Analysis Director Financial Analysis, Manufacturing, Foundation/Global Team Lead Financial Analysis Manager Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan. Masters in International Business from the University of South Carolina

Responsibilities * Leads Monsanto's controllership operations. Work History * Vice President, Financial Shared Services, Pharmacia Corporation * Vice President and Corporate Controller, Monsanto Company * Financial Shared Services Lead * Finance Lead, Lawn and Garden Division * Corporate Planning and Analysis Lead * Business Analysis Lead * Manufacturing Accounting and Analysis Lead * Cost Acct., International Financial Analyst, Internal Auditor Education * B.S. degree in engineering from Tulane University * Certificate in Management Accounting. * Masters in Business Administration, Tulane University Memberships/Affiliations * Board of Directors, American Red Cross St. Louis Chapter * Board of Trustees, The Episcopal-Presbyterian Charitable Health and Medical Trust Dick loves to play golf and attend high school sporting events.

Responsibilities * Lead for Monsanto's Investor Relations department, coordinating corporate investor relations strategy and communication with the company's investors and analysts Work History * Vice President, Investor Relations * Director, Corporate Public Affairs * Environmental and Community Relations Manager * Communications Specialist - Monsanto, Nitro, W.Va. Education * MBA, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. * B.A., Bethany College, Bethany, W.Va. Honors and Affiliations * National Investor Relations Institute * Outstanding Alumni Achievement Award, Bethany College * Past Member, Board of Trustees, Bethany College * Silver Anvil Award, Public Relations Society of America * Silver Anvil Award of Excellence, Public Relations Society of America * Gold Quill Awards of Excellence, International Association of Business Communicators Scarlett is a bicycling enthusiast and was there on the Champs Elysee when Lance Armstrong won his fifth consecutive Tour de France. And yes, frankly, she was indeed named for Scarlett O'Hara, the heroine of Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind."

Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Stevens is a 1976 summa cum laude graduate of Slippery Rock University from which he received the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award. He earned a masters' degree in engineering and management from the Polytechnic University of New York and, with a Fairchild Fellowship, earned a masters' degree in business from Columbia. He is a graduate of the Department of Defense Systems Management College Program Management course and also served in the United States Marine Corps. In 2004, he was recognized by the National Management Association as Executive of the Year.

Responsibilities * Leads the Treasury function (Financing, Cash Management, Insurance, Credit, Foreign Currency and Commodity Risk, Pension and 401K) Work History * Director, International Finance * Technology Finance Lead * Assistant Treasurer * Assistant Controller * Director, Financial Planning & Analysis * Finance Lead, Nutrition & Consumer Division Education * B.S. Degree in Psychology, Duke University * Masters in Business Administration, Duke University * Certified Public Accountant

Mr. Smith was elected to the Board in 1996. He was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He earned a B.S. in Accounting from Utah State University. Mr. Smith is currently employed at Monsanto as Purchasing Manager. He is the father of four children and in his spare time enjoys spending time with his family. Term expires 2008.

Mr. Erickson was appointed to the Board August 2006 filling the position vacated by Perry Shumway. He was raised in Soda Springs and then moved to Arizona for 14 years. Erickson volunteered numerous summers coaching Little League. He also assisted the coaches with the track program at Soda Springs High School. Mr. Erickson is currently employed at Monsanto Corporation. Term expires 2008.

Aldo Noseda joined Seminis in 2005 as Vice President of Information Technology with global responsibility for all IT functions. Mr. Noseda has worked for Seminis' parent company, Monsanto, since 1991, holding a variety of positions in Latin America and the United states. For the last five years he was the IT Director for the Monsanto Latin America South region with extended responsibilities on the customer operations business team. He graduated as an Information Systems Engineer with an executive program in Business Administration from IAE University.

Beth Calabotta is the biodiesel and oilseed innovations technical lead at Monsanto Company. Her current responsibilities include industrial uses of oilseeds and associated products, including biodiesel. During her 18 year career at Monsanto, she has held numerous positions in engineering, manufacturing and research. Calabotta is Monsanto's representative to the National Biodiesel Board, is a board member of the National Biodiesel Foundation and serves as a board member for the industrial steering committee for the department of chemical engineering at the University of Iowa. Calabotta holds an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and an MBA.

Constantine E. Anagnostopoulos, Ph.D., Director Dr. Anagnostopoulos is chairman and CEO of The Matagon Group, an advance product engineering firm. He is a retired officer of Monsanto Company and a former managing general partner of Gateway Associates, a St. Louis-based venture capital firm. He has served on the Presidential Council on Innovation and the National Inventors Council and is the holder of over twenty patents in organic and polymer chemistry. He presently serves on the board of a number of biopharmaceutical companies.

Recently retired Chairman of Systematic Forecasting, Inc. Dr. Goldenberg has extensive experience in economic forecasting and strategy consulting. Previously, he was senior business intelligence specialist at a $900 million division of Monsanto Company and an adjunct professor of business economics in Fairleigh Dickinson University's pharmaceutical and chemical executives MBA program.

Ernesto Fajardo is the Vice President of Monsanto's U.S. Crop Production Business. In this role, Ernesto has commercial responsibility for Monsanto's U.S. businesses that include chemistry, traits, and our branded and licensed seed businesses. Ernesto has been in the Agricultural Business for the last 16 years. His experience includes Multinational companies and Distribution. He has been with Monsanto for the last 12 years. Ernesto most recently has led the Latin America North organization. Prior to this role, he held positions leading Central America, the Andean Countries Region, Mexico's Crop Chemical Business and Latin America North Marketing. Ernesto also has prior product management experience in Ecuador and Colombia. He has a B.S. from Rosario University in Bogota, Colombia and an Executive MBA from Washington University. Ernesto lives in St. Louis with his wife, Mima, and their children Sammy (8), Isabela and Sebastian (5 year old twins).

Arthur has 20 years of experience as a chemical plant operator with the Monsanto company and 10 years as a safety-training facilitator for Flexsys before joining the Safety and Loss Control staff. While with Flexsys he was responsible for the control, management and classification of all materials deemed environmentally hazardous to the plant and community. He was also in charge of all maintenance, repair, inspection, training and certifications dealing with safety and fire protection equipment and procedures. Arthur served as Fire Captain and Incident Commander for Flexsys' fire brigade and was responsible for coordinating emergency responses; communicating with outside agencies; and coordinating and implementing fire-safety training. He holds certificates in the areas of safety and loss prevention, as well as environmental HAZMAT training.

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Jay is a veteran of the agricultural, biotechnology, seed and crop protection business with extensive experience in staffing and business management. He has a proven track record in sales, sales management, marketing and general management with American Cyanamid, ConAgra/UAP and Monsanto. While serving as marketing manager with American Cyanamid, Jay developed marketing strategies for the PURSUIT herbicide product line in the U.S., resulting in unprecedented revenue growth and operating earnings. He earned a B.S. from Western Illinois University.

Ms. Allison joined the Company as Vice President and Director in June 2006. She has over 20 years of diversified management experience in business development and technology commercialization. Prior to joining Avalon, Ms. Allison managed a technology strategy consulting practice with focus in the market convergence of physical and IT security industries. Her venture development background includes market leadership positions with Monsanto, Iridian Technologies, Pinkertons and Cylink Corporation. She holds a B.A. in Economics from Gustavus Adolphus College; a Master's in International Management (MIM) in Marketing from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), Glendale, AZ; and an MBA in Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she focused on strategic alliances and management of technology.

Ken has more than 40 years experience as a senior corporate executive responsible for finance, strategic planning, and mergers and acquisitions at such companies as Monsanto, Ralston Purina, Black and Decker and SmithKline Beecham (now Glaxo SmithKline). He has been involved as an investor and as a senior advisor in a number of start-up, early stage and turnaround companies, and has recently served as CEO of Brown and Sharp Manufacturing Co. and as VP and CFO of The University of Rhode Island. He is a member of The Cherrystone Group, a group of "angel investors" who are participating in the financing of Ion.He has a BA degree from Amherst College, was a pilot in the U. S. Navy and attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Kyle Broughton of Canton, S.D., is a local agronomist for Monsanto, covering the southeast South Dakota region. Broughton joined the South Dakota Corn Growers Association as an industry rep in 2008. With a degree in Ag Extension/Agronomy, Broughton began his professional career as a crop consultant in Stromsburg, Neb., for Servi-Tech. After spending six years in that role, the opportunity to move back to South Dakota presented with a job as an area agronomist for Syngenta's NK and Garst Seed Companies. Broughton spent nine years with Syngenta before taking his present position with Monsanto. Broughton is also a Certified Crop Advisor. Two farming grandfathers instilled the desire to make agriculture his profession and becoming an agronomist allows Broughton to be involved in an industry he enjoys. With his leading role in the industry, he believes one of the most important issues facing today's corn producer is input costs and land values and Broughton has the opportunity to help producers make informed management decisions. Broughton and his wife, Sheila, have two sons, Tanner, 12, and Jaydn, 10; and one daughter, Zada, 5. In his spare time, Broughton enjoys spending time with his family, coaching youth football and baseball and hunting.

Dr Luther Val Giddings is the Vice President for Food & Agriculture of the Washington DC based Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) - the industry's major trade lobby which represents such corporate giants as Aventis, Bayer, DuPont, Monsanto and Syngenta. Giddings' specific responsibility at BIO is to promote GM crops. Giddings joined BIO in May 1997. P rior to BIO, Giddings was with the biotechnology products regulatory division of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). During his time as a biotechnology regulator for USDA (1989-1997), Giddings served on the US delegation to the first meeting of the Open Ended Ad Hoc Working Group on a Biosafety Protocol. He attended subsequent meetings on the protocol as the representative of BIO . Prior to USDA, Giddings worked as a biotech consultant for the World Bank , following five years contributing to and directing biotechnology policy studies with the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress. In November 2002 Giddings wrote to the journal Nature Biotechnology to draw attention to something which would make us 'look back on [the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg as something of a watershed event - a turning point.' What made the Earth Summit so remarkable, according to Giddings, was a pro-GM protest march which, he told the journal's readers, was the very first time that 'real, live, developing-world farmers' had been seen 'speaking for themselves'. In his letter Giddings singled out the statement of one of the protesting farmers, Chengal Reddy, leader of the Indian Farmers Federation. 'Traditional organic farming . . . is the very technology that led to mass starvation in India for centuries,' said Reddy who argued that, 'Indian farmers need access to new technologies and especially to biotechnologies.' Giddings also noted that the farmers dedicated a 'Bullshit Award,' made with two varnished piles of cow dung, to those who were deepening their poverty by denying them biotechnology. According to Giddings, this all made what had happened in Johannesburg, 'something new, something very big.' But, in fact, almost every element of the spectacle presented by Giddings is framed so as to deceive. Take the farmer he singles out, Chengal Reddy . Reddy is not a poor farmer, nor even the representative of poor farmers, but a politician who has on occasion admitted to never having farmed in his life. His 'Indian Farmers Federation' is a lobby for big commercial farmers in Andhra Pradesh, where Reddy's family is a prominent right-wing political force.

Mark D'Amico is Senior Health & Welfare Plan Administrator at Monsanto in St. Louis. D'Amico leads the company's efforts in medical and wellness plan strategy and design. Recent initiatives include medical plan redesign incorporating new cost-sharing and patient/consumer engagement strategies and launching Monsanto HealthGard Wellness Rewards.

Mr. Dooley was elected to the Board in 2001. He was raised in Cut Bank, Montana. He has a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and a master's degree in environmental engineering from Brigham Young University. Mr. Dooley is currently employed at Monsanto as a Human Resources Supervisor. He is the father of five children and enjoys family camping, hunting and fishing. Term expires 2009.

Mike has worked for Monsanto for the past 27 years, in that time he has worked all areas of the plant from maint, operation, safety, BBS. When not at work he likes to hunt, fish, and take road trips with his wife on his Harley, and spend time with their grand daughter.

Monique provides support to an area that harnesses MBR's extensive pharmaceutical industry experiences to provide technical, managerial, monitoring, and consulting services. Monique has 15 years of experience in preclinical safety assessment of therapeutic candidates (both proteins and small molecules) at Pfizer/Pharmacia and Searle/Monsanto. She has been a toxicology leader for numerous early and late-stage drug development projects, and has experience in due diligence of drug in-license opportunities and as a Study Director/Monitor. Monique holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Pathology at the Medical College of Virginia with postdoctoral training from that institution's Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.

Paul Donovan serves as MBR's Controller. His responsibilities include providing financial leadership and business guidance. Paul brings more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including financial and business positions within Pfizer, Pharmacia, Monsanto and G.D. Searle. While with these companies, Mr. Donovan managed multi-million dollar R&D budgets and evaluated internal and external development opportunities. He was a member of numerous development teams including third party collaborations. Paul holds a B.S. and M.S. degree in biochemistry and a MBA from Boston University

LCEF's Chief Information Officer, Rick Lauer, provides direction and planning for the wide variety of technology-related functions that support LCEF's mission. Lauer develops strategy and coordinates information technology efforts. He oversees the operation of computer systems, management of data, infrastructure for the Web site, security of data information, and planning for contingencies. "The challenge is to incorporate all the different applications into a common architecture," he observes. "We're making a standard for the organization." Lauer has 20 years of experience with major St. Louis-area corporations, including MasterCard, CoreExpress, McDonnell Douglas and Monsanto. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO, and an associate's degree in computer science from St. Louis Community College.

Vincent Caimano is President of Human Performance Consultation and a seasoned executive in the area of human performance and talent management. With experience in the high technology, financial services and healthcare industries, Vince's consulting practice focuses on strategy, leadership, organization development and performance management. He assists senior executives to create and implement new strategies, processes and programs to improve organizational success. Prior to his current activities, Vince was a Senior Manager and Human Capital Architect in Accenture's Organization and Human Performance practice. He has also been a practice director in the Human Capital and Change Management areas at both Watson Wyatt and Towers Perrin. Some of Vince's consulting clients have included Amgen, Seagate Technology, The Los Angeles Times, Motorola, PacifiCare, Compaq, Universal Studios, Raytheon, Visa International, Nellcor/Purington Bennett, Triad Financial, Hexcel and Jones Intercable. His corporate experience includes corporate executive Human Resources roles in two major business units at Hughes Electronics. He served as an HR Director in Hughes Space and Communications Group, Corporate Director of Leadership and Organization Development and Corporate Director of HRIS. Prior to his work with Hughes, he was a Staff Specialist in Monsanto's Corporate Management Development department. Vince has also served as Chief Operating Officer of Amor Ministries, a non-profit organization that helps over 25,000 individuals build homes for 1300 under-privileged families annually along the US/Mexico border. Vince earned a BA in Psychology with a Business minor from the University of South Florida and a PhD in Organizational Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis. He has also attended a Harvard Leadership Program and the University of Southern California Managerial Policy Institute. Vince has served as an Executive Committee Member of the HR Planning Society (HRPS) and is currently Treasurer and founding President of the HR Strategy Forum HRPS's California Affiliate. He is also served in various roles with the Academy of Management and the Society of Industrial / Organizational Psychology. Vince is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on the topics of leadership development, change management and human capital strategy.

C. Steven McMillan, 63, is a retired chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Corporation, a global consumer packaged goods company whose brands include Sara Lee, Hillshire Farms, Earth Grains, Jimmy Dean, and Douwe Egberts. He has served as a director on the Monsanto board since June 2000. Mr. McMillan chairs the board's People and Compensation Committee, and he is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. McMillan has been elected to a term that expires in 2012.

Frank V. AtLee III, 68, is a retired president of the former American Cyanamid Company and chairman of the former Cyanamid International. Both companies were involved in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of medical and agricultural products. Mr. AtLee served Monsanto as chairman of the board and chair of the Executive Committee from June 2000 to October 2003. He was Monsanto's interim president and chief executive officer from December 2002 to May 2003. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Science and Technology Committee. Mr. AtLee has been elected to a term that expires in 2010.

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Jan Fields is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, McDonald's USA, LLC. In this role, Ms. Fields oversees operations for nearly 14,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States. Since beginning her career as a crew member in 1978, Ms. Fields has worked at all levels of the company from the restaurants to management. Prior to her current role, Ms. Fields was president of McDonald’s Central Division. She has also served as Senior Vice President in the Central Division, Senior Vice President in the former Southeast Division, and Regional Vice President of the Pittsburgh region. Ms. Fields has been honored with many awards including the McDonald’s President’s Award, the Golden Arch Partners Award, the Women Operators Network Recognition Award and the Women’s Leadership Award. An advocate for people development, she is actively involved in the company’s mentoring and diversity programs, acting as Executive Sponsor for the Career Development program and speaking at many Diversity Network meetings. Outside of McDonald's, she currently serves on the boards of St. Louis-based Monsanto, the Chicago Urban League, and United Cerebral Palsy, as well as chairs the advisory board of Catalyst, a leading women's organization. She is also a member of The Chicago Network, an organization of professional women in the upper echelons of business, the arts, government and academia. Ms. Fields has also been named to Forbes’ 2008 list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business 2007 and 2008 lists, the Wall Street Journal’s 50 Women to Watch 2007 list, and Crain’s Chicago Business’ 2007 list of 25 Women to Watch.