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Gregg L. Engles

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Gregg Engles is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF), one of the nation's leading food and beverage companies, with reported revenues of more than $11 billion in 2009.

Mr. Engles is considered to be the primary architect in the consolidation of the fragmented dairy industry and is responsible for transforming Dean Foods into the largest processor and distributor of milk in the United States.

A lawyer by training, Mr. Engles chose never to practice law but instead decided to pursue entrepreneurship. His first significant endeavor was the purchase of Reddy Ice Group, a producer of packaged ice. This ultimately led him into the dairy industry and in 1993, Mr. Engles and his partners acquired Suiza Dairy in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The company became public in 1996 and five years later, Suiza Foods Corporation acquired Dean Foods Company and officially changed its name to Dean Foods Company. Mr. Engles was named Chairman when Howard Dean retired in April 2002.

Engles currently serves on the board of directors of a number of charitable and industry organizations, including the Grocery Manufacturers of America, Southern Methodist University Tate Lecture Series, Southwestern Medical Foundation, and Children's Medical Center of Dallas. He is also a member of Dartmouth President's Leadership Council, Dallas CEO Roundtable, the G100, and the World Presidents Organization. He received his Bachelor's Degree at Dartmouth College and his law degree at Yale University.

Tom C. Davis

Managing Partner
Gryphon Special Situations Fund L.P.

Davis was elected to the Board of Directors in March 2001. He has served as Chief Executive Officer of The Concorde Group, a private investment firm, since March 2001. Davis was the managing partner and head of banking and corporate finance for the Southwest division of Credit Suisse First Boston (formerly DLJ) from March 1984 to February 2001.

Stephen L. Green

General Partner
Canaan Capital Partners, L.P.

Green was elected to the Board of Directors in October 1994. He has served as a general partner of Canaan Capital Partners, L.P., the general partner of Canaan Capital Limited Partnership and Canaan Capital Offshore Limited Partnership, C.V., former principal stockholders of our company, since November 1991. From October 1985 until November 1991, Green served as Managing Director of GE Capital's Corporate Finance Group.

Joseph S. Hardin, Jr.

Retired
Former Chief Executive Officer
Kinko's, Inc.

Hardin was elected to the Board of Directors in May 1998 and serves as the company's Lead Director. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Kinko's, Inc. from May 1997 until his retirement in January 2001. From 1986 to April 1997, Hardin held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., ultimately as an Executive Vice President and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of SAM's Club, the wholesale division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Janet Hill

Principal
Hill Family Advisors

Hill was elected to the Board of Directors in December 2001 in connection with Suiza Foods' acquisition of the former Dean Foods Company. She served on the Board of the former Dean Foods from 1997 to December 2001. She served as Vice President of Alexander & Associates (a corporate consulting firm), which she owned from 1981 until her retirement in 2010.  She currently serves as a principal at Hill Family Advisors.

J. Wayne Mailloux

Retired
Senior Vice President Global Sales
PepsiCo, Inc.

Mailloux was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2009. From 1986 to 2004, he served in various roles with PepsiCo, including Senior Vice President Global Sales in Purchase NY, President of Pepsi Cola Europe/Africa in London, and President of Pepsi Cola Canada Beverages in Toronto. Mailloux also served as President, Seven-Up Montreal Bottling, and President, Seven-Up Canada. He also held leadership positions at Grey Advertising, Cadbury Schweppes Powell Canada, Fromageries Bel and General Foods.

John R. Muse

Chairman
HM Capital Partners LLC

Muse was elected to the Board of Directors in November 1997. Prior to the formation of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst in 1989, he headed the investment/merchant banking activities of Prudential Securities for the southwest region of the United States from 1984 to 1989. Muse was a member of the Board of Directors of The Morningstar Group Inc. prior to acquisition of that company in November 1997.

Hector M. Nevares

Managing Partner
Suiza Realty SE

Nevares was elected to the Board of Directors in 1994. He was President of Suiza Dairy (Puerto Rico) from June 1983 until September 1996, having served in additional executive capacities at Suiza Dairy (Puerto Rico) since June 1974. He served as a consultant for Suiza Foods from March 1998 until April 2000.

Jim L. Turner

Principal
JLT Beverages

Turner was elected to the Board of Directors in November 1997. He currently serves as Principal of JLT Beverages. Prior to this role, he served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Dr Pepper Bottling Holdings, Inc. and Dr Pepper Bottling Company of Texas since 1985. Turner was a member of the Board of Directors of The Morningstar Group Inc., prior to acquisition of that company in November 1997.

Doreen A. Wright

Retired
Chief Information Officer
Campbell Soup Company

Wright was elected to the Board of Directors in May 2009. From 2001 to 2008, she served as Chief Information Officer at Campbell Soup Company. Prior to joining Campbell, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Nabisco. She also has held leadership positions in operations and information technology in the financial services industry including Prudential, Bankers Trust Company and Merrill Lynch.

Gregg L. Engles

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Gregg Engles is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF), one of the nation's leading food and beverage companies, with reported revenues of more than $11 billion in 2009.

Mr. Engles is considered to be the primary architect in the consolidation of the fragmented dairy industry and is responsible for transforming Dean Foods into the largest processor and distributor of milk in the United States.

A lawyer by training, Mr. Engles chose never to practice law but instead decided to pursue entrepreneurship. His first significant endeavor was the purchase of Reddy Ice Group, a producer of packaged ice. This ultimately led him into the dairy industry and in 1993, Mr. Engles and his partners acquired Suiza Dairy in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The company became public in 1996 and five years later, Suiza Foods Corporation acquired Dean Foods Company and officially changed its name to Dean Foods Company. Mr. Engles was named Chairman when Howard Dean retired in April 2002.

Engles currently serves on the board of directors of a number of charitable and industry organizations, including the Grocery Manufacturers of America, Southern Methodist University Tate Lecture Series, Southwestern Medical Foundation, and Children's Medical Center of Dallas. He is also a member of Dartmouth President's Leadership Council, Dallas CEO Roundtable, the G100, and the World Presidents Organization. He received his Bachelor's Degree at Dartmouth College and his law degree at Yale University.

Bernard P.J. Deryckere

Chief Executive Officer, Alpro

Mr. Deryckere joined Dean Foods through our acquisition of Alpro in 2009. Prior to our acquisition, Mr. Deryckere held the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Alpro Soya Food division of Vandemoortele Group Europe. Prior to joining Alpro, Mr. Deryckere held numerous leadership positions at Unilever and Henkel, including Marketing Director for Unilever Portugal, European Category Director for Unilever's European Business Group Lipton Ready to Drink Beverages, and General Manager for Unilever's Bakery Business covering Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France. Immediately prior to joining Alpro, Mr. Deryckere was Chief Executive Officer for Unilever Bestfoods Scandinavia.

Kelly Duffin-Maxwell

Executive Vice President, Research & Development

Ms. Duffin-Maxwell joined Dean Foods in 2008 as Executive Vice President, Research & Development. She brings 20 years of experience from Kraft Foods, most recently as Senior Vice President, Breakthrough Innovation, where she created original platforms to accelerate the growth of Kraft Foods Inc. She worked in Germany from 1999 to 2006, where she led R&D efforts on some of Europe's leading chocolate brands including Milka and Toblerone. She also worked throughout the Kraft organization including in the Cheese, Convenient Meals and Grocery categories, as well as serving as Director, Basic Flavor and Ingredient Research for North America.

Steven J. Kemps

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Mr. Kemps joined Dean Foods in February 2006 as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel. In January 2008, Mr. Kemps was promoted to General Counsel, and became Executive Vice President in August 2008. Prior to joining Dean Foods, Mr. Kemps held various positions with Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Before Kimberly-Clark, he was an attorney with Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, and previously served as a law clerk to Judge Paul A. Magnuson of the United States District Court, Minnesota.

Shaun Mara

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Mara joined Dean Foods in June 2010 as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and was promoted to his current role as CFO effective December 2010. Prior to joining the company, he served as Senior Vice President of Finance for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a subsidiary of Mars, Incorporated, where he had responsibility for corporate reporting, global finance, and post-merger integration functions. Prior to the acquisition of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company by Mars, Mara also served as Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer and oversaw all accounting, SEC financial filings, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance matters. Prior to joining Wrigley, Mara held senior corporate finance positions with The Gillette Company. He also has past experience with Staples, Inc. and KPMG.

Gregory A. McKelvey

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer

Mr. McKelvey joined Dean Foods in 2005 as Vice President, WhiteWave Strategic Planning where he was integral to the successful merger integration of our Silk, Horizon Organic, International Delight and Land O' Lakes businesses and led the Information Technology and Marketing Services functions. Mr. McKelvey was subsequently promoted to Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer in November 2008 and currently leads Strategic Planning and Information Technology across Dean Foods. Mr. McKelvey joined us after a long-term engagement with the Company as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company, where he developed growth and profit improvement strategies for leading companies and private equity clients.

Blaine E. McPeak

President, WhiteWave Foods Company

Mr. McPeak joined Dean Foods in 2007 as the President of Horizon Organic at our WhiteWave Foods Company subsidiary. In 2008, Mr. McPeak was named President of the Horizon, Silk and Rachel's Organic U.K. businesses. In 2009, Mr. McPeak was promoted to President, WhiteWave Foods Company. Prior to joining Dean Foods, Mr. McPeak held several senior management roles at Kellogg Company leading their Wholesome Snack division, Frozen Foods division, and Kellogg's Kashi Company. In each position, he led strategic oversight and delivery of financial performance across a full scope of responsibilities including Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain and Research and Development. Prior to his time at Kellogg, Mr. McPeak began his career in the food business at the Sara Lee Corporation.

Christopher Sliva

Chief Commercial Officer

Mr. Sliva joined Dean Foods in 2006 as Senior Vice President of Sales and Chief Customer Care Officer at our WhiteWave Foods Company subsidiary. In 2008, Mr. Sliva was promoted to Chief Operating Officer at our Morningstar division. Effective January 1, 2010, Mr. Sliva was promoted to President, Morningstar and assumed the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer in October 2010. Prior to joining Dean Foods, Mr. Sliva served as Vice President and General Manager of Americas Output for Eastman Kodak Corporation, where he also served as Vice President, Retail Sales before serving as Vice President, U.S. Sales. His prior experience also includes marketing and sales roles at Fort James Corporation and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Sliva currently serves on the Board of Directors of the North Texas Food Bank, a nonprofit hunger relief organization.

Gregg A. Tanner

Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer

Mr. Tanner joined Dean Foods in November 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer. Prior to joining Dean Foods, Mr. Tanner was Senior Vice President, Global Operations at The Hershey Company. Before joining Hershey, Mr. Tanner was Senior Vice President, Retail Supply Chain at ConAgra Foods Inc., where he directed the entire supply chain for retail products. Previously, Mr. Tanner held positions of increasing responsibility at the Quaker Oats Company and Ralston Purina Company. Mr. Tanner also serves on the Board of Directors of The Boston Beer Company Inc. where he is a member of the Audit Committee.