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EXHIBIT 1 SIMON GONZALEZ Nestle Puerto Rico Inc. / Nestle Ice Cream Division, Puerto Rico 1997 — 2002 General Manager Directly supervised all levels of sales, marketing, purchasing, distribution, production, and HR and quality assurance at this $16 million plant with 150 employees. Active member of the Dominican Regional Technical Group encompassing Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic. • Transitioned this company over 2 years into a marketing -oriented business after its acquisition by Nestle. • Piloted the development and launch of 3 new impulse ice cream product each to build portfolio offerings, driving 11 % in sales growth per year. • Opened up a new distribution channel by deploying 500 new impulse ice cream cabinets in Puerto Rico. • Worked at Nestle Mexico to streamline several ice cream distribution channel nationwide. Mantecados Nevada / Borden Foods Inc., Puerto Rico 1994 —1997 General Manager In charge of coordinating P&L, budgeting, production planning, sales, marketing, quality control, purchasing, HR, engineering and finance for this $13 million manufacturing facility with 125 employees. Key participant on the corporate Latin America Management and Management Charter teams. • Completely turned around this highly -troubled business, recovered customer loyalty and facilitated new sales, merchandising & marketing efforts. • Launched multiple products every year that generated $3 million in additional sales annually. • Played a key role in the sale and divestiture of this business to Nestle in 1997. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE Held management and professional positions in plant operations, quality assurance, business process analysis, production planning, shipping/receiving, warehousing and cost reductions. Gained hands-on knowledge of a wide array of consumer -oriented product lines with such industry leaders as Borden Foods and Kraft Foods Panama. consistently recognized for supporting corporate growth, achieving optimal productivity, meeting performance goals and maintaining accurate documentation. EDUCATION Master's Degree in Industrial Administration Universidad Santa Maria La Antiqua, Panama City, Panama Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry University of Panama, Panama City, Panama PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Seminars in various management topics through Nestle, Borden Foods and Kraft, as well as INCAE (Central America Business Administration Institute); 10-hour OSHA General Industry program. Fully familiar with MS Office and proprietary applications. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OpX Leadership Network Represented Bumble Bee Seafoods, in all activities related to this dynamic association Belongs to one of the multifunctional solutions groups, working on workers' safety enhancement. Santa Fe Springs Chamber of Commerce Represented Bumble Bee Seafoods, in all activities related to Santa Fe Springs, CA. Chamber of Commerce. Especially on assigned specific task forces for the improvement of the industry. Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce Represents D.F. Stauffers Biscuit Company, in activities related to Santa .Ana, CA Chamber of Commerce