Herb Grimes has been our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer since June 27, 2007. He has also served as President of Braxton Management Corporation,
the general partner of Allison's, and as such, as President and Chief Executive of Allison's, since he
co-founded Allison's in January 2003. From 2002 until January 2003, he was a private investor.
Before that, Mr. Grimes served as Vice-President of Sales, Marketing, and Research and
Development for Orval Kent Holding Company from November 1996 until Orval Kent was acquired
by Sky Chefs, Inc. in 2002. From January 1996 until November 1996 Mr. Grimes was President of
the Mrs. Crockett's Country Kitchens division of Orval Kent. Before that, from 1982, when he cofounded
Mrs. Crockett's Country Kitchens, Inc. (formerly known as Mrs. Giles' Country Kitchens,
Inc.) he served as its Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Research and Development until it was
acquired by Orval Kent in January 1996. Mr. Grimes has over 35 years experience in the food
processing industry, with the bulk of his expertise in the refrigerated prepared salads business.
Mark E. Vaughan
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mark Vaughan served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director
of Vaughan from 1992 until June 27, 2007. On June 27, 2007 he became President and Chief
Operating Officer while remaining a director. He has over 20 years of food processing experience
and has directed advances in quality control, food safety, purchasing and manufacturing processes at
Vaughan. Mr. Vaughan attended the University of Oklahoma.
Gene P. Jones
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
On August 9, 2007, Gene Jones, was elected as our Secretary, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer. In addition to this appointment, Mr. Jones retains a position he has held
since April 2006 as a partner of Tatum, LLC ("Tatum"), an organization providing executive
financial and information technology services to businesses. Before that, from November 2003 to
March 2006, Mr. Jones was Co-Founder, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Encore
Legal Solutions, Inc., a provider of litigation technology support services. From February 2003 to
November 2003, Mr. Jones was involved in raising capital for the inception of Encore Legal
Solutions, Inc. From February 2002 to May 2003, he was also an independent consultant in the
restaurant, retailing, construction and information technology service areas. During that time, he was
also Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Vital Link Business Systems, Inc., a technology
company serving the restaurant industry from October 2002 to May 2003.
Mr. Jones has a Master of Science in Business Administration from Indiana University and a
Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. Joseph's College. He is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and
Financial Executives International
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