Taconic Names Todd F. Little as CEO

HUDSON, N.Y.--(Business Wire)--
JosephPhelan, Chairman of the Board ofTaconic Farms, Inc. announced today that
Todd F. Little, who currently serves as the company`s President, has been named
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective January 1, 2009.

Little succeeds current CEO Samuel P. Phelan, a member of the Phelan family that
founded Taconic in 1952. Little has been responsible for leading the day-to-day
operations of the company as President since February 2007, succeeding Phelan in
that role. His appointment as CEO is another step in a multi-year management
continuity program to continuously develop executive talent at Taconic. The
appointment of Little to the position of CEO marks the first time in the 50+
year history of the family-owned company that a non-family member has held the
CEO position.

While retaining the position of President, Little now takes on the added
responsibilities of CEO, which include leading the company`s long-range
strategic planning, organizational and executive development, and business
development initiatives. He will continue to serve on the governing boards of
Taconic`s two subsidiaries, Taconic Europe A/S in Denmark and TaconicArtemis
GmbH in Germany.

A Taconic employee since 1991, Little has 30 years of experience in the
development and production of in vivo models and services for drug discovery and
pre-clinical investigations. Prior to Taconic he was Director of Sales and
Marketing at Verax and National Sales Manager for Charles River Laboratories.
During his tenure at Taconic, he spearheaded Taconic`s initial diversification
into technical services (e.g. monoclonal antibody production and genotyping
assays) and, as Vice President of Operations, led the construction and startup
of the company`s newest and most technologically advanced breeding facilities in
Cambridge City, IN and Albany, NY.

For a transitional period of approximately six months, Sam Phelan will remain
active at Taconic serving in a consultative role for the Senior Management team
and as chairman of the governing boards of Taconic`s subsidiaries. Later in 2009
Phelan will retire from a 27-year career with Taconic and take on the role of
Vice Chairman of the Board of Director of Taconic Farms, Inc. where he will
continue to work closely with Mr. Little.

"The Taconic board is confident that Todd will provide the leadership necessary
to continue our company`s history of customer service, product innovation and
consistent growth," said Joe Phelan, Chairman of the Board. "Under Todd`s
leadership, we look forward to enhancing the technological and market leadership
for which Taconic is known internationally."

About Taconic

Taconic Farms, Inc. was founded in 1952 as a family-owned business in New York`s
Hudson River Valley. Since then, the company has become one of the largest
laboratory rodent providers in the world with a reputation for consistently
producing high quality, well-defined rats and mice. Taconic`s expertise in the
custom design and generation of genetically modified mice, mouse and rat
breeding, barrier systems, genetics and animal health supports researchers
focused on drug development using in vivo models. Taconic has six breeding
facilities and three service laboratories in the USA and Europe, a staff of over
1,000, and a commitment to technological innovation. Additional information
about Taconic is available through its corporate website, www.taconic.com.

Taconic Farms, Inc.
Susan Fogt, 518-697-3962
Marketing Communications
susan.fogt@taconic.com

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