Mr. Walter Riglian
General Manager
Mr. Riglian, a senior sales and marketing executive with over 25 years of managerial experience with both large multinational and small emerging consumer products goods companies, joined the Company in April 2005. His professional experience includes senior corporate and field sales management positions at Procter & Gamble, Frito-Lay and Kraft General Foods. He was instrumental in the rapid growth of three emerging companies, leading the sales and marketing efforts of Mission Foods, Stonyfield Farm and Yves Veggie Cuisine, a division of the Hain-Celestial Group. Through his managerial direction and resourcefulness, Walt developed and implemented a proprietary process to evaluate and monitor trade spending, promotion efficiency and individual customer profitability that significantly enhanced sales performance and reduced costs. He is a graduate of Seton Hall University.

Mr. Ned Desmond
Vice President, Marketing
Mr. Desmond joined the Company in May 2006. At Vitasoy, Ned is responsible for leading the marketing strategies and programs for the company. That includes consumer research, public relations, trade marketing programs and consumer marketing programs. He is also involved in new product devlopment. Before joining Vitasoy, Ned was a founding officer of Nantucket Nectars. He helped grow Nantucket Nectars from start-up to over $65 million in annual sales, and was involved in its successful acquisition by Ocean Spray. After Nantucket Nectars, Ned worked for several years with a leading consulting firm to the food and beverage industry. Ned holds a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard Busines School.

Mr. John Wareham
Vice President, Operations
Mr. Wareham joined the Vitasoy USA Group as Director of Operations in 1998. He was promoted to his current position in 2003. Mr. Wareham is responsible for ensuring that all products meet our customers’ quality expectations and are on time and on budget. Mr. Wareham’s unwavering commitment to the ideal of continuous improvement in a safe, professional, team-oriented work environment has earned Vitasoy superior ratings from American Institute of Baking. He has been consistently successful in bringing ingenuity and a collaborative problem-solving style to his challenges at Vitasoy USA. Prior to joining the Vitasoy USA Group, John served as Plant Manager for Basic American Frozen Foods. He has been involved in the food manufacturing business since 1972. Mr. Wareham holds a B.S. from Penn State College.

Mr. Michael Auth
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Auth joined the company as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer in May 2005. He is responsible for all of Vitasoy USA’s accounting and IT functions. Mike brings almost 30 years of senior financial management experience for both U.S. and international public and private companies primarily in the areas of telecommunications and technology. Most recently, he held Chief Financial Officer positions with GLOTEL Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of a U.K. publicly traded firm, and ZYGO Corporation, a U.S. publicly traded manufacturer. He holds an MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University and a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.