Ari Gendason
Independent Director
Ricebran Technologies
Canada
Biography
Ari Gendason, age 41, was appointed to the Board of the Company. Mr. Gendason will serve on the Audit Committee, as well as the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Gendason is senior vice president, head of corporate investments at Continental Grain Company, a privately held global food and agriculture company. He has been with Continental Grain Company since 2004. At Continental Grain Mr. Gendason has focused on investing in multiple sectors in the food and agriculture supply chain including protein production, agricultural processing, food manufacturing, restaurants as well as agricultural commodities. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Wayne Farms LLC. He was formerly an associate at VantagePoint Venture Partners, an associate at Greenbridge Capital, an associate at RSL Communications and an investment banking analyst at CIBC Oppenheimer. Mr. Gendason received both his Bachelor of Science degree in finance and accounting and his Master of Business Administration degree in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Research Interest
Pharmaceutics
