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Christopher Pappas is our founder and has served as our chief executive officer since 1985 and has been our chairman since March 1, 2011. He has been our president since April 11, 2009 and before that was our president from our formation to January 1, 2007. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Pappas played basketball professionally in Europe for several years following his graduation from Adelphi University in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. Mr. Pappas currently oversees all of our business activities, with a focus on product procurement, sales, marketing and strategy development. Mr. Pappas's qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his extensive knowledge of our company and the specialty food products distribution business and his years of leadership at the Company.

Doug Burris is a Chief Executive Officer at Country Fresh and Partner at Buda Juice and is based in Dallas, Texas. He has worked as Chief Strategy Officer at Country Fresh, Business Analyst & Various Ops and Merchandising Roles at H-E-B Grocery, and VP - Merchandising at Country Fresh. Doug studied at Texas A&M University between 1994 and 1999 and Texas A&M University - Mays Business School between 2010 and 2012.

randon Barnholt has spent most of his career in the Food Retail and Supply-Chain business and has been at the helm of KeHE since 2008. During his tenure, KeHE has grown six-fold from a regional specialty distributor with a single warehouse in Romeoville, IL, to a national food distribution leader with operations all over the U.S. and Canada. Prior to joining KeHE, Brandon was the President & CEO of White Hen Pantry, Inc. - one of the nation’s largest franchisors of Convenience Stores. Brandon began his career at Conoco where he served for years in various Marketing and Supply Chain capacities. Brandon received his Bachelors degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Northern Colorado where he has since served on the Dean’s Counsel at the School of Business and the Board of Directors at the University’s Foundation. Brandon serves at several Non-Profit organizations including his current role of Chairman of the CEO Forum, and is active throughout the Food Industry including his Board service at FMI, World Finer Foods and several early stage companies.

Ed Mullins is an Exec VP/CEO at Prairie Farms Dairy and Chairman at Milk Processor Education Prgm.

Wayne Baquet is a President/CEO at Imperial Trading.