Insteel Industries Inc.

Mr. Woltz was elected Chairman of the Board in February 2009 and Chief Executive Officer in 1991 and has served in various capacities with the Company and its subsidiaries since 1978. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer in 1989 after serving as Vice President since 1988 and, previously, President of Rappahannock Wire Company, formerly a subsidiary of the Company, since 1981. Mr. Woltz has been a director of the Company since 1986 and also serves as President of Insteel Wire Products Company, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary. He served as President of Florida Wire and Cable, Inc. until its merger with Insteel Wire Products Company in 2002. Mr. Woltz is the son of Howard O. Woltz, Jr. Age: 52.

Mr. Gazmarian was elected Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in February 2007. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 1994, the year he joined the Company. Mr. Gazmarian was previously employed by Guardian Industries Corp., a privately-held glass manufacturer, since 1986, where he served in various capacities, most recently as Vice President - Finance and Administration of a Guardian subsidiary. Age: 49.

Mr. Wagner joined Insteel in 1992 and has served as Vice President and General Manager of the Concrete Reinforcing Products Business Unit of the Company's subsidiary, Insteel Wire Products Company, since 1998. He previously served in various positions with Florida Wire and Cable, Inc., a manufacturer of PC strand and galvanized strand products, since 1977. Mr. Wagner received his B.B.A. degree from the University of North Florida. Age: 47.

Mr. Vaughn is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of John S. Clark Company, Inc., a general building contracting company, with which he has been affiliated since 1967. He served as Vice President from 1967 to 1970 and President from 1970 to 1988 and has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1988 to the present. Mr. Vaughn also serves as Chairman of the Board of North Carolina Granite Corporation and Riverside Building Supply, Inc. Age: 69.

Since 2007, Mr. Pechota has been the majority owner, President and Chief Executive Officer of DT-Trak Consulting, Inc., a company which provides medical coding and other revenue enhancement services to medical facilities. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Pechota was a private investor after having served as Chief of Staff of the National Indian Gaming Commission from 2003 to 2005. He was a private investor and consultant from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Pechota served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Giant Cement Holding, Inc. from its inception in 1994 to 2001. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Giant Cement Company, a subsidiary of Giant Cement Holding, Inc., from 1993 to 2001, and as Chief Executive Officer of Keystone Cement Company from 1992 to 2001. Prior to joining Keystone, Mr. Pechota served as President and Chief Executive Officer of South Dakota Cement from 1982 to 1992. Mr. Pechota is also a director of Black Hills Corporation, a publicly-held company. Age: 59.

Mr. Hannen served in various capacities with Wheat, First Securities, Inc., from 1975 until his retirement as Senior Vice President in 1993. Since his retirement, Mr. Hannen has been an investment advisor and consultant. Prior to joining Wheat, First Securities, he worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1963 to 1965, Craigie and Company from 1965 to 1970 and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc. from 1970 to 1975. Age: 70.

Mr. Rogers is a Principal of Ewing Capital Partners, LLC, an investment banking firm founded in 2003. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Intrepid Capital Corporation, an investment banking and asset management firm, from 2002 to 2003; President of Rogers & Company, Inc., a private investment banking boutique, from 1998 to 2002; Managing Director of KPMG BayMark Capital LLC, and the investment banking practice of KPMG, from 1995 to 1997; and Senior Vice President - Investment Banking of Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation from 1986 to 1995 where he also served as a Director from 1990 to 1995. Age: 62.

Mr. Shields served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Co-Steel, Inc., an international steel producer and scrap recycling company, from 1995 to 1997 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1987 to 1995. Mr. Shields has been retired since 1997. Age: 76.