People: Neogen Corp (NEOG.O)

NEOG.O on Nasdaq

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23 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

James Herbert

 72 2006 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Lon Bohannon

 59 2006 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director

Steven Quinlan

 48 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President

Terri Morrical

 47 2006 Vice President - Animal Safety Operations

Edward Bradley

 52 2006 Vice President - Food Safety

Kenneth Kodilla

 55 2003 Vice President - Manufacturing

Jason Lilly

 38 2011 Vice President - Corporate Development

Joseph Madden

 63 1997 Vice President - Scientific Affairs

Jennifer Rice

 51 2010 Vice President & Senior Research Director

Mark Mozola

 56 2001 Vice President - Research & Development

Jack Parnell

 76 2006 Lead Independent Director

William Boehm

 65 2011 Independent Director

Richard Crowder

 73 2009 Independent Director

A. Charles Fischer

 70 2006 Independent Director

G. Bruce Papesh

 65 1999 Independent Director

Thomas Reed

 67 2007 Independent Director

Clayton Yeutter

 82 2007 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

James Herbert

 Mr. James L. Herbert is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Neogen Corporation. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Neogen Corporation. Previously he was President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of the Company since he joined Neogen in June 1982. He resigned as President, but remained CEO and was named Chairman in 2006. Prior to joining Neogen he held the position of Corporate Vice President of DeKalb Ag Research, a agricultural genetics and energy company. He has management experience in animal biologics, specialized chemical research, medical instruments, aquaculture, animal nutrition, and poultry and livestock breeding and production.

Lon Bohannon

 Mr. Lon M. Bohannon is President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of Neogen Corporation. He is President and Chief Operating Officer of Neogen Corporation. He was elected to the Board of Directors in October 1996. Mr. Bohannon joined Neogen in October 1985 as Vice President of Finance, was promoted to Vice President—Administration and Chief Financial Officer in November 1994 and was named Chief Operating Officer in 1999 and President and COO in 2006. He is responsible for all areas of the Company’s operations except research, corporate development, Geneseek and Neogen Europe. A certified public accountant, Mr. Bohannon served as Administrative Controller for Federal Forge, Inc., a metal forging and stamping firm, from March 1980 until October 1985, and was associated with the public accounting firm of Ernst & Young from June 1975 to March 1980.

Steven Quinlan

 Mr. Steven J. Quinlan, CPA, is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Neogen Corporation. Mr. Quinlan joined Neogen in January 2011 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Quinlan came to Neogen following 19 years at Detrex Corporation (1992-2010), the last eight years serving as Vice President-Finance, CFO and Treasurer. He was Corporate Controller at Detrex from 1998-2001, and was Divisional Controller for a number of Detrex operating businesses from 1992-1997. Prior to joining Detrex, Mr. Quinlan was employed by Ford Motor Company from 1989 through 1991 as a Cost Analyst. He was associated with the public accounting firm of Price Waterhouse from 1985-1989.

Terri Morrical

 Ms. Terri A. Morrical is Vice President - Animal Safety Operations of Neogen Corporation. She joined Neogen Corporation on September 1, 1992 as part of the Company’s acquisition of WTT, Incorporated. She has directed most aspects of the Company’s Animal Safety operations since she joined the Company and currently serves as Vice President in charge of all of the Company’s Animal Safety operations. From 1986 to 1991, she was Controller for Freeze Point Cold Storage Systems and concurrently served in the same capacity for Powercore, Inc. In 1990, she joined WTT, Incorporated as VP/CFO and then became President, the position she held at the time Neogen acquired the business.

Edward Bradley

 Mr. Edward L. Bradley is Vice President - Food Safety for Neogen Corporation. He joined Neogen in February 1995 as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for AMPCOR Diagnostics, Inc. In June 1996, he was made a Vice President of Neogen Corporation. In June 2006, Mr. Bradley was named Vice President Food Safety. From 1988 to 1995, Mr. Bradley served in several sales and marketing capacities for Mallinckrodt Animal Health, including the position of National Sales Manager responsible for 40 employees in its Food Animal Products Division. Prior to joining Mallinckrodt, he held several sales and marketing positions for Stauffer Chemical Company.

Kenneth Kodilla

 Mr. Kenneth V. Kodilla is Vice President - Manufacturing of Neogen Corporation. He joined the Company in November 2003 as Vice President of Manufacturing. He has responsibility for all manufacturing, inventory management, shipping and quality system operations for the Company’s Food Safety Division in Lansing, Michigan. Prior to Neogen, Mr. Kodilla served as plant manager for Facet Technologies in Atlanta, Georgia from 2001, as Manufacturing Manager for Becton Dickinson and Difco Laboratories from 1988, and as Quality Manager for Lee Laboratories from 1984. Mr. Kodilla’s manufacturing and regulatory experience includes FDA/ISO regulated Class and diagnostic reagents and devices, high volume automated assembly and packaging, materials management and plant operations.

Jason Lilly

 Dr. Jason W. Lilly, Ph. D., MBA, is Vice President - Corporate Development of Neogen Corp. He joined the company in June 2005 as Market Development Manager for Food Safety. In June 2009, he began to work in the Corporate Development group. He was named Vice President of Corporate Development in December 2011. Prior to joining Neogen, he served in various technical sales and marketing roles at Invitrogen Corporation. Dr. Lilly holds his Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MBA in Integrative Management from Michigan State University.

Joseph Madden

 Dr. Joseph M. Madden Ph.D., is Vice President - Scientific Affairs of Neogen Corporation. He joined Neogen in December 1997 as Vice President of Scientific Affairs after retiring from the Food and Drug Administration as its Microbiology Strategic Manager. He joined the FDA in 1978 and spent his first 10 years as a research microbiologist for the agency. Dr. Madden has served on numerous committees on food safety, including his current appointment to the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods. He is regarded by regulatory agencies and the food industry as being one of the nation’s top experts on both scientific and regulatory issues relating to food safety.

Jennifer Rice

 Dr. Jennifer A. Rice, Ph.D., serves as Vice President & Senior Research Director of Neogen Corp. She joined the company in February 2009 as Senior Scientific Officer. In October 2010, she was named Vice President and Senior Research Director and has responsibility to manage and lead Neogen’s R&D portfolio. Prior to joining Neogen, Dr. Rice served as Animal Health Global Product Development Leader at Dow AgroSciences. From 1996 to 2004, she held Research Director positions at Biocor Animal Health (2001-2004) and Merial Animal Health (1996-2001).

Mark Mozola

 Dr. Mark A. Mozola Ph.D., is Vice President - Research & Development of Neogen Corporation. He became Neogen’s Vice President of Research and Development in 2001 following the Company’s acquisition of GENE-TRAK Systems. He served in various technical and managerial positions at GENE-TRAK Systems for 16 years, most recently as General Manager. He has also served as a Laboratory Director for Silliker Laboratories.

Jack Parnell

 Mr. Jack C. Parnell is Lead Independent Director of Neogen Corporation. He was elected to the Board of Directors in October 1993 and as Chairman of the Board in October 2001. In 2006, Mr. Parnell resigned as Chairman, but remained a Director. Since 1991, he has held the position of Governmental Relations Advisor with the law firm of Kahn, Soares and Conway in Sacramento, California. In 1989, Mr. Parnell was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to serve as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From 1983 to 1989, he served in three different senior governmental positions for the state of California, including Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture from 1987 to 1989.

William Boehm

 Dr. William T. Boehm, Ph.D., has been appointed as Independent Director of Neogen Corporation effective May 2011. He is a retired vice president of Kroger Co. and former senior economist for the President’s Council of Economic Advisors under President Carter. Dr. Boehm joined Kroger as Director of Economic Research, and held positions of increasing responsibility with the company until his retirement in 2008. During the 1990s, he held senior executive positions in both procurement and logistics with Kroger and was promoted to Senior Vice President of the Manufacturing Division in 2004. Dr. Boehm served on the Board of the International Dairy Foods Association and the Milk Industry Foundation, and was a member of the Council of Logistics Management and the Private Label Manufacturing Association. He currently serves on the Boards of Great Wide Logistics, a trucking and logistics services company, FLM, a strategic planning, issues management and advertising firm specializing in agricultural firms, and GLK Foods, a producer, processor and marketing firm specializing in sauerkraut.

Richard Crowder

 Dr. Richard T. Crowder, Ph.D., has been appointed as Independent Director of Neogen Corporation since 2009. He currently serves as an adjunct professor of Agricultural Economics at Virginia Tech University. From January 2006 until May 2007, he served as United States Chief Agriculture Negotiator with the rank of Ambassador. Prior to this appointment, he served as Chief Executive Officer of the American Seed Trade Association from 2002 to 2006. For five years, he served as Senior Vice President of International for DeKalb Genetics Corporation (later acquired by Monsanto) and for two years as Executive Vice President of Armour-Swift-Eckrich. He was appointed by President George H.W. Bush to serve from 1989 until 1992 as Under Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for international affairs and commodity programs. Dr. Crowder held various senior management positions with Pillsbury Company (now General Mills) for 14 years, including internal board level responsibilities with Burger King Corporation and Steak and Ale Corporation. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Smithfield Foods and the Board of Trustees of the Farm Foundation. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Soo Line Corporation, Penford Corporation, Commodity Credit Corporation, and Rural Telephone Bank. Dr. Crowder holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Virginia Tech University and a Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University.

A. Charles Fischer

 Mr. A. Charles Fischer is Independent Director of Neogen Corporation since 2006. He served as President and CEO of Dow AgroSciences and as a member of Dow Chemical Company’s Executive Management Team until his retirement in 2004. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Company in October 2006. Mr. Fischer’s career with Dow Chemical spanned 37 years and included assignments in South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He served as president of CropLife International and CropLife America, as chairman of the National FFA Foundation and was associated in various capacities with the Central Indiana Life Sciences Initiative and the Biotechnology Industry Organization.

G. Bruce Papesh

 Mr. G. Bruce Papesh is Independent Director of Neogen Corporation since October 1993. He was the Company’s Secretary from October 1994 to October 1999. Since 1987, Mr. Papesh has served as President of Dart, Papesh & Company Inc., member SIPC and FINRA, an investment consulting and financial services firm. Mr. Papesh also served until October 1, 2001 on the Board of Directors of Immucor, Inc., an immunodiagnostics company that manufactures and markets products for the human clinical blood bank industry. Mr. Papesh has experience in the investment securities industry and in financial analysis which contribute greatly to the Board of Directors.

Thomas Reed

 Mr. Thomas H. Reed is Independent Director of Neogen Corporation since October 1995. He served as the Company’s Secretary from October 1999 to October 2007. From 2009 to 2010 he was a consultant to the President of JBS Packerland North America. From 2003 to 2009, Mr. Reed was Senior Vice President of JBS Packerland, a beef processing company and its successor companies, Smithfield Foods, Beef Division, and JBS Packerland North America. Prior to assuming that position, he served as Vice President of Michigan Livestock Exchange Marketing, a division of Southern States Cooperative, Inc. and prior to that as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Michigan Livestock Exchange. Mr. Reed is a former member of the Board of Directors of the National Livestock Producers Association and is a former chairman of the Michigan State University Board of Trustees. Mr. Reed’s experience in animal processing and general agriculture provide insight and value to the Board of Directors.

Clayton Yeutter

 Dr. Clayton K. Yeutter, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Neogen Corporation in October 2007. Dr. Yeutter was actively involved in his ranching and cattle feeding operation in Nebraska until 2011. He has also served in sub-cabinet or cabinet-level positions under four presidents of the United States, with his last position as Secretary of Agriculture under President George H.W. Bush. Dr. Yeutter is a former CEO of the Chicago Merchantile Exchange and he has also served on the Boards of Directors of Caterpillar, Texas Instruments, Weyerhaeuser Company, ConAgra Foods and Zurich Financial Services, among several others. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Burlington Capital Group. As Neogen’s international trade has grown to a much higher level, his international insight is of great value to the management and the Board of Directors.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

James Herbert

 246,443 3,732,572

Lon Bohannon

 161,593 1,864,690

Steven Quinlan

 0 0

Terri Morrical

 125,081 1,403,086

Edward Bradley

 126,282 1,378,490

Kenneth Kodilla

 0 0

Jason Lilly

 0 0

Joseph Madden

 0 0

Jennifer Rice

 0 0

Mark Mozola

 0 0

Jack Parnell

 0 0

William Boehm

 0 0

Richard Crowder

 0 0

A. Charles Fischer

 0 0

G. Bruce Papesh

 0 0

Thomas Reed

 0 0

Clayton Yeutter

 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price

PARNELL JACK C

 2,000 $16.53

PARNELL JACK C

 3,000 $20.33

PARNELL JACK C

 1,000 $16.71

PARNELL JACK C

 1,000 $34.13

PARNELL JACK C

 1,333 $33.63

PARNELL JACK C

 3,619 $52.50

YEUTTER CLAYTON K

 1,600 $52.78

BRADLEY EDWARD L

 7,148 $50.36

BRADLEY EDWARD L

 7,148 $18.19

BRADLEY EDWARD L

 28,111 $50.21

BRADLEY EDWARD L

 1,049 $18.19

BRADLEY EDWARD L

 27,062 $6.75

PARNELL JACK C

 1,000 $51.11

HERBERT JAMES L

 16,000 $49.50

HERBERT JAMES L

 16,000 $18.19

MORRICAL TERRI A

 2,326 $18.19

MORRICAL TERRI A

 2,326 $49.78

MORRICAL TERRI A

 15,076 $18.19

MORRICAL TERRI A

 15,076 $50.00

QUINLAN STEVEN JAMES

 291 $34.61

HERBERT JAMES L

 2,982 $19.55

BOHANNON LON M

 427 $45.63

BOHANNON LON M

 6,962 $46.01

BOHANNON LON M

 8,091 $45.62

BOHANNON LON M

 23,455 $45.76
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