Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc.

Larry Blanford is President and Chief Executive Officer of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. He also serves as a Director on the Board. Larry joined the Company in May, 2007, taking on the position previously held by its founder, Bob Stiller. Larry’s experience leading high-growth companies, as well as his knowledge of consumer products, appliance manufacturing and international markets, are all assets at this time in the Company’s growth. Larry embraces the Company’s culture, passion, and entrepreneurial nature as well as its commitment to corporate social responsibility. Most recently, Larry was Chief Executive Officer at Royal Group Technologies Ltd., an approximately $2 billion (Canadian) North American building products and home improvements company. Prior to the Royal Group, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Philips Consumer Electronics North America, where he was responsible for sales of approximately $2 billion. During his tenure with both Royal Group and Philips North America, Larry instilled a strong strategic and operational planning discipline, which helped drive profitable sales growth. Previous to Philips, Larry held positions that included President of Maytag Appliances, President of Maytag International, and Vice President of Marketing and National Account Sales for the Building Insulation Division of Johns Manville. He also held various management positions earlier in his career at PPG Industries and Procter & Gamble. Larry has introduced innovative products under strong brands, including Flat TV™ from Philips and the Maytag Neptune™ horizontal frontload washing machine. Larry holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and an MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati.

Bob Stiller has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters since the company's inception, in July 1981. Previously, in September 1971, Bob co-founded his first consumer products business, Robert Burton Associates, which developed and sold E-Z Wider products. Bob served as its President and a Director until June 1980, when Robert Burton Associates was sold. Prior to starting up Robert Burton Associates and then Green Mountain Coffee, Stiller was employed over a period of ten years by Stillman Manufacturing, a closely held family business that went public in 1963 and was later acquired by Teledyne, Inc. Stiller holds a B.A. from Parsons College, Iowa, in mathematics, business administration and accounting. Currently, Bob serves on the Board of Advisors for the School of Business Administration at the University of Vermont. He is an advocate for Appreciative Inquiry and using business as an agent for world benefit. Bob is a certified meditation instructor, and he leads Inner Solutions, a non-profit organization devoted to that area of training. He has been featured on the cover of Forbes magazine two times, most recently in October 2001 when he was named "Entrepreneur of the Year."

Fran is a strategic and financial consultant for emerging businesses primarily located in Vermont, and was the CFO and Secretary of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. for eleven years. She is a graduate of the University of Vermont School of Business and is a CPA. Fran is currently the CFO, Treasurer and Secretary for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.

Scott McCreary has served as Chief Operating Officer of GMCR’s Specialty Coffee Business Unit since September 25, 2004. From 1993 until joining GMCR, Scott was employed by Unilever North American and its subsidiaries. Most recently, Scott served as the Senior Director of Operations at Ben & Jerry’s Homemade, Inc., where he was successful in leading collaborative efforts to identify and implement initiatives to streamline the work and increase profitability. Scott has more than 25 years of strategic operational and business development experience within the consumer packaged foods industry, with a proven track record of improving capacity utilization, operating efficiencies, quality and profitability. His experiences also include positions with Kraft General Foods, M&M Mars and Pillsbury, in operations, new product development, and research and development. Scott holds an MBA in marketing from the University of Minnesota and a BS in engineering.

Kathy Brooks is the Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. She has primary responsibly for leading organizational change, overseeing GMCR's principles-based inclusive culture, employee communications and organizational development. Previously, she held several executive HR/OD roles including Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Webster Bank, Vice President of Human Resources at Bombardier Capital and Training Consultant for Mutual of Omaha. Kathy has over 25 years of experience in the Organizational Development and Human Resources field, focusing on positive organizational change and individual excellence as a key driver of business success. Kathy holds an M.S. in human resources from the University of New Haven and has completed additional graduate work in Counseling from the University of Nebraska. She holds a certificate in Appreciative Inquiry from Case Western Reserve University. Kathy also serves on the Advisory Board of Vermont Business Center at the University of Vermont. Kathy prefers Green Mountain's French Vanilla when she's in the mood for a flavored coffee and also often drinks Rainforest Blend because she likes to support efforts to save our fast-disappearing rainforests.

Stephen has served as the Chairman of the Board of Keurig Inc. since June of 2006 and concurrently serves as Vice President of Development of Green Mountain since October 2001. In this capacity Mr. Sabol facilitates the coordination of the Keurig subsidiary with the GMCR parent corporation as well as seeks out new business opportunities for the company. Steve was Vice President of Sales of the Company from September 1996 to September 2001. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Branded Sales of the Company from August 1992 to September 1996. From September 1986 to August 1992, Steve was the General Manager of Roasters responsible for overall performance of the wholesale division in Maine and New Hampshire. Steve has throughout his career passionately promoted initiatives within coffee growing countries through his affiliation with Heifer International and other non-profit organizations. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Vermont.

Don is a walking encyclopedia of coffee knowledge. As a 21-year veteran of specialty coffee, Don brings extensive background to his insightful analysis of industry trends and best practices. He literally wrote the book on brewing up a proper espresso: Don is the author of the Espresso Lab Manual, an eight-hour seminar taught to several thousand Baristas over the last five years. He also won 3rd Place in the 2002 North American Barista Competition. Although it’s been years since he worked behind a coffee counter, he’s still known to carry his own espresso tamper in his car. When it comes right down to it, Don is a quality guy. He is responsible for the establishment and management of quality standards, processes, and systems—everything that ensures a perfect cup of Green Mountain coffee. His theory is success requires quality, and quality coffee requires knowledge and experience.

Peyser is director of social advocacy and coffee community outreach for Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury, Vt., where he has worked for over 19 years. He is a past president of the Specialty Coffee Association of America, the largest coffee trade association in the world. As president of the Coffee Kids board of directors, Peyser leads the processes of growth and strategic planning for the future. Peyser is also a member of the board of directors of Fair Trade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) headquartered in Germany, which sets the international standards for Fair Trade that benefit over 1,000,000 small-scale farmers around the world.

Lindsey Bolger was singled out by Gourmet Retailer as “One of the 25 Individuals Who Shaped the Specialty Coffee Industry.” She is professionally designated as a Super Taster and has been praised by colleagues like Kenneth Davids of Coffee Review for her “deeply personal engagement with coffee that transcends profession and approaches art.” Ms. Bolger joined Green Mountain Coffee in September of 2001. As Director of Coffee Sourcing and Relationships, her duties include overseeing coffee sourcing, contracting, and planning; new coffee product development, and quality assurance. She works in support of Green Mountain Coffee’s mission to develop direct relationships with coffee farmers and coffee producing communities, helping to ensure coffee quality while working to improve the quality of life for those involved in coffee growing and processing. Ms. Bolger began her coffee career in 1987 with Batdorf and Bronson Coffee Roasters in Olympia, Washington. Trained as a coffee roaster under company founder Dick Batdorf, she eventually assumed the dual roles of Roast Master and Green Coffee Buyer. Ms. Bolger was named Vice President of Coffee at that company in 1998. Ms. Bolger shares her coffee expertise as a frequent contributor to trade and consumer journals and as a public speaker, addressing topics including the art and science of coffee roasting, coffee quality, strategies for coffee sourcing, and sustainable growing practices at origin. She has led dozens of coffee tasting and evaluation workshops and has served as an instructor for roaster training programs. Lindsey is an internationally recognized coffee taster and a member of the “Cup of Excellence” international jury, participating in competitions in Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Panama – with the goal of seeking and rewarding excellence in coffee. She travels extensively in the coffee-producing world, including Colombia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico and the islands of Sumatra, Java, Bali and Sulawesi in Indonesia. Lindsey has served on the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Board of Directors and is a member of the association’s Technical Standards Committee and International Relations Council. She has received field training at the CATIE tropical research institute in Costa Rica, and is a licensed Q Grader.

The Board of the Company met five times in fiscal 2008. During that year each of the directors attended at least 75% of the aggregate of all meetings of the Board and committees of which he or she was a member. Following the 2009 Annual Meeting, provided that the nominees, William D. Davis, Jules A. del Vecchio and Robert P. Stiller, are re-elected to the Board, the Board has determined that a majority of the directors will be independent as required by the NASDAQ Marketplace Rules (the NASDAQ Rules ). The Board has affirmatively determined by resolution that directors (or nominees) Davis, Carlini, Mardy, Miller and Moran are independent within the meaning of Rule 4200(a)(15) of the NASDAQ Rules. During fiscal 2008 the independent directors attended four special executive session meetings in which no other directors were present. Although the Company does not have a formal policy regarding attendance by members of the Board at the Company s Annual Meeting of Stockholders, it encourages directors to attend and historically more than a majority have done so. All members of the Board who were members on March 13, 2008, the date of the last annual meeting of stockholders, attended the meeting. Historically, the Company has not adopted a formal process for stockholder communications with the Board. In view of the infrequency of stockholder communications to the Board, the Board does not believe that a formal process is necessary. Every effort has been made to ensure that the views of stockholders are heard by the Board or individual directors, as applicable, and that appropriate responses are provided to stockholders in a timely manner. The Company believes its responsiveness to stockholder communications to the Board has been excellent. Governance and Nominating Committee . The principal function of the Board s standing Governance and Nominating Committee is (i) to review and recommend qualified candidates to the Board for nomination for election to the Board, and (ii) to review, evaluate and report to the Board on the corporate governance principles applicable to the Company. Directors Carlini, Mardy, Miller (Chairperson), and Moran constituted this committee in fiscal 2008. Each of these directors is considered an independent director as prescribed by the NASDAQ Rules. The committee met four times in fiscal 2008.

Jules is First Vice President in the Agency Department of New York Life Insurance Company. He is in charge of the Agency Meetings division. Jules joined New York Life as an agent in the White Plains General Office in 1970. He went into field management as an assistant in that office in 1974. In 1980, he was promoted to general manager of the Essex General Office. He also served as associate general manager in the Westchester General Office and general manager in both the Eastchester and Stamford General Offices. In 1986, Jules was transferred to the Home Office, where he served as an executive management consultant in the Individual Insurance Department. He was elected First Vice President in 1998. Shortly after, he transferred to the Agency Department. Jules assumed responsibility for the Incentive and Meetings unit in 1997. He obtained a BA from Parsons College in 1967, and both Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designations from The American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Jules is a member of the Board of Directors of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and serves on the Social and Environmental Responsibility Committee.