People: Armanino Foods Of Distinction Inc (AMNF.PK)

AMNF.PK on OTC Markets Group

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

William Armanino

 79 2000 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Edmond Pera

 66 2003 Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer, Secretary, Director

David Scatena

 65 1999 Vice Chairman of the Board

Joseph Barletta

 72 1999 Director

Patricia Fehling

 62 2004 Director

John Micek

 60 1988 Director

Douglas Nichols

 55 2001 Director
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Biographies

Name Description

William Armanino

 Mr. Armanino has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since February 1988, and served in these capacities for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary from January 1987, until it was merged into the Company in December 1990. In April of 1990, Mr. Armanino was elected to be Chairman of the Board of Directors of Armanino Foods of Distinction. From August of 1990 to June 1998, Mr. Armanino also served as Treasurer of the Company. He was also Chief Financial Officer of the Company from September 1989 until March 2000. In 1957, he and his father founded G. Armanino & Sons, Inc., and its principal subsidiary, Armanino Farms of California, which developed into an international business specializing in growing, processing and merchandising of fresh frozen and freeze dried herbs, spices and vegetables. In December 1986, most of this business was sold to and became a subsidiary of McCormick & Company, which is publicly-held, but Mr. Armanino remained as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of that subsidiary of McCormick & Company until December 1989. Mr. Armanino also established the business of manufacturing and marketing frozen pasta sauces as part of G. Armanino & Sons, Inc. in 1978. This business was acquired by the Company's subsidiary in January 1987. Mr. Armanino devotes substantially all of his time to the business of the Company.

Edmond Pera

 Mr. Pera has been Secretary and Treasurer of the Company since March 2000 and a Director since August 2000. Since May 2003, he has been Chief Operating Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company. From March 2000 to April 30, 2003, Mr. Pera served as Chief Financial Officer. From 1991 to April 2003, Mr. Pera was the sole owner of Pera Management Consulting, a consulting firm specializing in start-ups, restructuring and reorganization, finances, etc. The consulting service consisted of Mr. Pera being a part-time CEO or CFO of various businesses. From 1999 to February 2000, Mr. Pera was a consultant to the Company in the area of finance and shareholder relations. From 1982 to 1991, Mr. Pera was President and CEO of Advanced Communications, which manufactured and marketed electronic mail equipment. From 1967 to 1982, Mr. Pera was employed by Levi Strauss & Company, a leading manufacturer of clothing apparel, where he served in increasingly responsible positions, the latter of which was Division General Manager of Levi's Canada/Latin American division. Mr. Pera received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California in 1962. Mr. Pera currently devotes substantially all of his time to the business of the Company.

David Scatena

 Mr. Scatena has been Vice Chairman of the Board since February 1999, and has been a Director of the Company since February 1988. He was also a Director of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary from January 1987, until it was merged into the Company in December 1990. He also served as Treasurer of the Company from February 1988 to January 1989, and of its wholly owned subsidiary from January 1987 to January 1989. He is Managing Partner of Polly, Scatena, Vasheresse & May, a Certified Public Accounting firm in San Mateo, California, where he has practiced as a Certified Public Accountant for over 30 years. Mr. Scatena received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of San Francisco in 1964.

Joseph Barletta

 Mr. Barletta has been a Director since December 1999. Mr. Barletta previously served as a Director of the Company from February 1988 until May 1994, and of its wholly owned subsidiary from May 1987 until it was merged into the Company in December 1990. Mr. Barletta is an attorney and media business consultant with offices in San Francisco and Napa Valley, California. He has served as chief executive officer or chief operating officer of six companies in the media industry including TV Guide magazine, San Francisco Newspaper Agency, New York Daily News, Freedom Communications, Thomson Newspapers and Murdoch Magazines. He also was an officer of the Chicago Tribune, an executive with the Wall Street Journal and served as Public Utilities Commissioner for the City of San Francisco, California. Mr. Barletta is a director of Lebhar-Friedman, Inc., a publisher of business magazines, and of Youbet.com, Inc., a publicly traded online event and wagering company. Mr. Barletta received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Marietta College in 1959 and a Juris Doctorate from Duquesne University School of Law in 1963.

Patricia Fehling

 Mrs. Fehling has been a Director since December 2004. Since 1983, Mrs. Fehling has been the owner of Fehling and Associates Food Industry Consultants. During Mrs. Fehling's 37 years in the food industry, she has taught product development seminars for the University of California at Davis and other universities in addition to conducting product development for food firms throughout the United States and abroad. Mrs. Fehling is a member and active in the National Institute of Food Technologists. She is a member of the Northern California Institute of Food Technologists (past chairman), American Association of Cereal Chemists, and Research and Development Associates for Military Food and Packaging Systems. Mrs. Fehling has studied abroad and has received a Bachelor of Science, Food Science and Technology from the University of California at Davis in 1967.

John Micek

 Mr. Micek has been a Director of the Company since February 1988. He also served as a director of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary from May 1987 until it was merged into the Company in December 1990, and was a Vice President of the Company from September 1989 to December 1993. From February 1988 to December 31, 1988, he served as General Counsel and Chief Financial Officer for the Company, and served in these capacities for the Company's wholly owned subsidiary from May 1987 to December 31, 1988. From July 1997, Mr. Micek served as Chief Operating Officer for Protozoa, Inc. in San Francisco, California. From April 1994 to February 1997, Mr. Micek was General Counsel for Enova Systems, Inc. in San Francisco, California. From January 1989 to March 1994, Mr. Micek practiced law and served as a consultant to the Company on corporate finance matters. From September 1998 to May 2004, Mr. Micek was President of Universal Assurors, Inc., a member company of Universal Group, Inc., a midwest group of insurance companies. Since April 2001, he has also been managing director of Silicon Prairie Partners, L.P., a venture fund. He also serves as a director of Universal Group, Inc., UTEK Corporation of Tampa, Florida, Enova Systems, Inc. and Scout.Com. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Santa Clara in 1974 and a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Francisco School of Law in 1979.

Douglas Nichols

 Mr. Nichols has been a Director since June 2001. Since March 1991, Mr. Nichols has served as President of First London Securities Corporation, a NASD member firm providing investment banking services. From 1989 to 1991, Mr. Nichols was a Vice President with the Dallas, Texas office of Smith Barney, and from 1986 to 1989, was a broker with the Dallas branch of Shearson Lehman Brothers. In addition, Mr. Nichols is President and a 48% shareholder of DGN Securities, a NASD member firm. DGN Securities owns 100% of First London Securities Corporation. He also serves as a director of Railamerica, a publicly held company. Mr. Nichols received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Allegheny College in 1974 and received his license as a Certified Public Accountant in Pennsylvania in 1980, however, his license is not current at this time.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

William Armanino

 236,960

Edmond Pera

 180,000

David Scatena

 --

Joseph Barletta

 --

Patricia Fehling

 --

John Micek

 --

Douglas Nichols

 --
As Of 30 Dec 2004

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

William Armanino

 80,000 94,700

Edmond Pera

 62,222 32,000

David Scatena

 0 0

Joseph Barletta

 0 0

Patricia Fehling

 0 0

John Micek

 0 0

Douglas Nichols

 0 0

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