Mr. Carlson was appointed to serve as a member of our Board upon consummation of our acquisition of substantially all of the assets of National By-Products, LLC (NBP) in May 2006. From January 1990 until May 2006, Mr. Carlson served as chairman of NBP. Mr. Carlson also served as NBP�s President and Chief Executive Officer from January 1990 until January 2001. He served in several other positions at NBP from 1964 through 1989. |