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Directors

Brian Myerson

Non-Executive Chairman, 50

Brian Myerson is Executive Chairman of Principle Capital Group, whose managed funds are significant shareholders in D1. Brian co-founded Principle Capital in November 2004 and has been a director of several listed UK companies, including Greycoat plc (1994 to 1996) and Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group Plc (2002 to 2005), where he was Chairman. He was also a Non-Executive Director of Sage Group, a South African listed life assurance and financial services business, from 2003 to 2004.

Ben Good

Chief Executive Officer and Finance Director, 45

Prior to joining D1 in 2007, Ben Good held a variety of senior positions in financial and commercial management, corporate finance and business development. Having started his career in strategy consulting, he joined AWG Plc, the parent company of Anglian Water, where at different times he held the roles of Director of Finance and Planning, Commercial Director and Projects Director. Ben was also Head of Projects at British Nuclear Group. Ben was appointed as Finance and Commercial Director of D1 in May 2008 and Chief Executive Officer in December 2008.

Dr Henk Joos

Plant Science Director, 50

Henk Joos joined D1 as Agronomy Director in September 2006. Henk has over twenty years of experience in commercial research and development and project management in the fields of plant breeding and genetics. He began his business career with Plant Genetic Systems in Belgium in 1986 and founded the global ‘In Vigor’ canola breeding programme in the early 1990’s, which formed the basis for Bayer CropScience’s global leadership in canola crop production. He became the Global Head of Breeding and Product Development at Aventis CropScience in 2000, supervising activities in corn, soybean, cotton, canola, rice and various tropical crops in 20 different temperate and tropical countries. In 2002, the year Bayer CropScience was formed through Bayer’s acquisition of Aventis, he was appointed Head of Molecular & Biochemical Analytical Services, and reorganised the analytical and quality control laboratories of Bayer CropScience worldwide. He holds a Ph.D. in Biology (Genetics) from the University of Ghent.

Martin Jarvis

Operations Director, 46

Martin Jarvis was formerly Chief Operating Officer and the Chief Executive Officer of D1-BP Fuel Crops Limited. Martin’s earlier career includes 23 years at Unilever in a range of international manufacturing and supply chain management roles, including Global Supply Chain VP, with responsibilities throughout Asia, Africa and Europe.