Neil Blomquist

NEIL BLOMQUIST has been President and Chief Operating Officer of
Spectrum Organic Products, Inc., since January 1994, and served as its
Director of Sales and Marketing from 1989 to 1994. Mr. Blomquist has
served on the Board of Directors of the California Olive Oil Council
since 1996 and is currently the acting Vice President and directs
marketing activities for the California Olive Oil Industry. He has also
been involved in the natural products industry since 1976, where he has
taken an active voluntary role with the Organic Trade Association,
serving on numerous committees that have helped evolve and implement
organic standards for the US organic industry. Mr. Blomquist holds a
Bachelor’s degree in Business Management and Economics from the
University of South Dakota.