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Management & Advisors
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Douglas R.
Larson, President, Chief Operating Officer,
Director, has considerable grain industry experience. Before
August 1995, he served as President and CEO of James Richardson
and Sons Ltd.-Grain Division. James Richardson and Sons is Canada's largest privately
owned grain company. During the past forty years, Mr.
Larson has served the grain industry in many capacities, including: President of Vancouver Grain Exchange;
President of B.C. Terminal Elevators Operators' Association; a Director of the Canada Grains
Council; Member of the Grain Elevators and Processors Society; Chairman of
the Board of the Chamber of Maritime Commerce; a Member of
the Board of Directors of Grain Insurance and Guarantee Company; Member of the Labour
Canada Working Group for the Western Grain Elevator Industry; Member, Implementation Advisory Team,
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Milton E. Wakefield, Director, recently
completed a ten-year term as Commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission, the last seven
as its Chief Commissioner. The Canadian Grain Commission is the regulatory agency
responsible for maintaining grain quality standards and assessment in Canada. As its Chief
Commissioner, Mr. Wakefield was responsible for advising the Minister of Agriculture on
grain industry policies and regulations, and carrying the principal responsibility for
promoting Canadian grain quality standards and management practices internationally. Mr.
Wakefield has chaired several industry committees including the Western and Eastern Grain
Standards Committees and was responsible for supervising the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange.
During his tenure, Mr. Wakefield led several grain industry missions to Japan, the
People's Republic of China, and several countries in South East Asia and Europe.
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