Dennis W. Harms - FOUNDING PARTNER

Mr. Harms has 30 years of experience in agricultural management positions. After working for 15 years in a variety of positions with two US companies (Cargill and Central Soya), Harms founded Premium Standard Farms, a vertically integrated pork production company. Mr. Harms led the company as CEO for ten years, until its sale to Continental Grain Company in 1998. During this time, the company grew from startup to $450MM in revenue with more than 2,600 employees. PSF is recognized as one of the premiere pork production companies worldwide, and the company continues today as a division of Smithfield Foods. In 2000, Mr. Harms invested in a leading, Kansas City based, data management company and continues to participate as a non-executive board member of this company. In 2002, Mr. Harms accepted the position of President of PIC USA and PIC Canada. For the next 5 years the company focused on a re-commitment to quality initiatives and market growth. During this 5-year period operating profits increased by 100%. Following the acquisition of PIC by Genus PLC, Mr. Harms stayed through the successful integration of the two businesses. Mr. Harms founded Spectrum Agribusiness, LLC, along with Gerry Daignault, on October 1, 2007.

Our clients have access to more than 50 years of operating, strategic planning and financial expertise in the food and agriculture industry. Who turns to Spectrum Agribusiness for strategic planning & advice? CEO/CFO Management Teams, Start-up Companies, Newly Re-positioned Companies, Companies in need of successful workout engagements or capital acquisition.

Gerard R. Daignault - FOUNDING PARTNER

Mr. Daignault has 26+ years of experience in financial and managerial positions including 18 years at the CFO level for domestic and international agribusiness. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Daignault led the consolidation of a major international conglomerate's North American business units. In this engagement Daignault took front-line responsibility for all factors of distribution, sales, information technology, finance and administration, as well as human resources. Daignault led the mergers and acquisitions of a leading North American agricultural company, strategically repositioning in a consolidating market. Daignault has represented buyers, sellers, and joint ventures in due diligence activities. He has chaired creditor committees, as well as represented debtor companies in workouts. His industry experience spans several areas of responsibility with Purina Mills, Tate & Lyle, N.A., and Newsham Hybrid Genetics. His most recent position was CFO/Director of Finance for PIC North America from May 2004 to October 2007. During that time, PIC strategically repositioned itself to meet the needs of the consolidating industry. Operating profit grew by more than 100% during that time. Genus PLC purchased Sygen PLC (parent company of PIC NA, Inc.) in December 2005. Daignault stayed on during the successful integration of the two businesses. On October 1, 2007, he founded Spectrum Agribusiness, LLC, with Dennis Harms.