| Conference Keynote  Lee E. Mikles CEO, FutureFuel Chemical Company Economic Drivers for the Chemical Industry & the New, Emerging Bio-Based Industry Biography: Mr. Mikles has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the board of directors of FutureFuel Corporation (formerly Viceroy Acquisition Corporation) since its inception. Additionally, he served as the principal finance officer before the company’s acquisition of FutureFuel Chemical Company and thereafter through January 2008. Mr. Mikles and his partner, Mr. Paul A. Novelly founded the biodiesel company, one of the largest producers in the United States, in 2005 and took the company public in 2006. Previous to entering the biodiesel industry, Mr. Mikles was chairman of Mikles/Miller Management, Inc., a registered investment adviser and home to the Kodiak family of funds between 1992 and 2005. He was chairman of Mikles/Miller Securities, LLC, a registered broker-dealer, between 1999 and 2005. Mr. Mikles has been on the board of directors of Boss Holdings, Inc., from 1995 to the present and serves as the chair of the audit committee. Boss operates in the work glove and protective gear business. Additionally, he has served on the board of directors of Pacific Capital Bancorp, Official Payments Corporation, Coastcast Corporation, Nelnet, Inc., Imperial Bank and Imperial Bancorp. He is a 2008 recipient of the Horatio Alger Award along with nine other individuals from across the United States. Currently, he serves on the board of directors and the Strategic Planning Committee of the Association. Mr. Mikles and his wife reside in Santa Barbara, California with their three children. |
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