1. Achievements:
 Worked closely with the board of directorsto create a strategic plan
that was powered by a customer-centric go-to-market strategy
focused on customer relationships.
 Created and refreshed for board approval - vision, mission and value
statements.
 Provided leadership and interacted with board committees on issues
requiringdiscussion and fullboard approval.
 Insured directivesprioritized by the board wereintegral with strategic
direction and actions taken to meet customer needs.
 Worked with the board on sessions requiringprioritization of capital
and allocation of assets to serve customersfor the futureand to drive
growth strategies that required somevery difficultboard decisions.
 Worked with the board to align strategic planningwith budget
planningand analysisof resultsachieved.
Professional Experience andareas of knowledge:
 Presidentand Chief ExecutiveOfficer for 12 years of a $2 billion plus
retail and wholesale organization with 1,500 brandedstorefronts
serving250,000farmersand ruralAmericaand wholesalecustomers.
 Corporatefinancing(syndicated bank revolver, high yield bond, rating
agencies, and bank relationships.)
 Information technology (data centers, desktop, mobility, networks,
purchaseof businesssystems and internal application development
data center and organization disaster recovery).
 Businessstrategy developmentand execution, budgetingaligned with
strategic plan.
 Marketingand brand development, retail merchandising, new store
development.
 Supply chain management
 Board governance and workingwith a large board
 Enterpriserisk management
 Succession planning, associate engagement, executive and associate
compensation.
 Strong diplomaticskills and a naturalaffinity for cultivating
relationships and persuading, convening, facilitating, and building
consensusamongdiverseindividuals

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Board Experience:
 CF Industries, 2002 – 2004
 NCFC 2002 -2015, ExecutiveCouncil and Chairman, AuditCommittee
 Past Chairman, GraduateInstitute of CooperativeLeadership (GICL)
Education and professional memberships:
Bachelor of Science, BusinessAdministration, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio
Certified Public Accountant, May 1978 (certification not current)
Addendum of Experiences and Knowledge
Finance
 Wesuccessfully positioned a conservativedebt structure with limited
debt covenants to meet the volatility needsof our business.
 Over twelveyears wesuccessfully arranged financingmultipletimes
to meet the cooperatives workingcapital and long term financing
needs.
 Workingcapital needsmet via $300 million revolver negotiated and
placed with a syndicateof farm credit and commercial agriculture
lendingbanks.

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 Financed $130 million of long-term debt viathe sale/placement of
high yield bondsrequiring multiplepresentationsduringa time-
compressed roadshow.
 Semiannualpresentations to rating agencies (S &P and Moody’s) to
achieve credit ratings in supportof financingrequirements.
 Weheld quarterly bond holder webinars.
Extensiveexperience in information technology systems
 Eighteen yearsof experiencein a leadership role directing and
managingthe activities of the information system function
 Effective in coordinatingthe alignment of strategic businessunit
strategies with supportinginformation technology.
 Demonstrated an excellent record of keepinginformed on technology
and prioritizingthose that added value, improved competitive
advantage or improved efficiencies.
 Implemented extensivedisaster recovery programsto includeoff-site
hot site resources and businessunit mobility.
 Successfully outsourced legacy, non-critical hardwareand technical
supportachieving cost savings and freeinginternal technical support
in order to focuson new technology being implemented to meet
strategic initiatives.
 Successfully planned and merged multipledatacenters and personnel
to achieve efficiencies and cost savings.
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