ITEM 5.02 - DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
Under Section 5.3(m) of the Member Control Agreement of
Further, under Section 5.3(a)(iv) of the Member Control Agreement, any Member
who holds a majority of the outstanding Units of the Company is entitled to
appoint a majority of the Governors to the
Currently,
On
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Mr. Seifert has been employed as a lobbyist with the firm ofFlaherty and Hood, P.A . inSt. Paul, Minnesota . Previously, he was the executive director of theAvera Marshall Foundation from 2010 to 2013, which provides financial support for theMarshall Regional Medical Center hospital and long term care facility.Mr. Seifert has also been a realtor with Real Estate Retrievers from 2010 to 2014.Mr. Seifert was a member of theMinnesota House of Representatives from 1996 to 2011. He also served as minority leader in theMinnesota House of Representatives from 2006 to 2009.Mr. Seifert graduated fromSouthwest Minnesota State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science.Mr. Seifert also serves on the board of directors ofCatholic United Financial .Mr. Seifert currently serves as an alternate governor ofGranite Falls Energy, LLC .
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full-time employee ofGranite Falls Energy beginning inJuly 2005 , serving as the Maintenance Manager fromJuly 2005 toSeptember 2006 . FromSeptember 2006 toMarch 2019 ,Mr. Spaude served as the Company's Plant Manager. As Plant Manager,Mr. Spaude was responsible for daily operations management, as well as execution of numerous project budgets and their implementation, which expanded the plant's operations. FromMay 2008 toSeptember 2009 ,Mr. Spaude also served as an independent contractor to Highwater Ethanol, LLC. Prior toMr. Spaude's work in the ethanol industry, he was employed for 31 years by thePlews Manufacturing Company (a division of the Parker-Hannifin Corp. until its sale of Plews to theStant Corp. ), an automobile aftermarket company, serving as a Director of Manufacturing and Engineering.Mr. Spaude is a retiredArmy Reserve officer of 20 years' continuous service in ordinance and logistics. He also served as theAirport Commission chairman from 1988 to 2007 for theGranite Falls Airport .Mr. Spaude graduated fromMinnesota West Community and Technical College in Granite Falls, with a degree in Industrial Drafting and Design Technology. He has also completed numerous continuing education courses in engineering and business management over the course of his career.Mr. Spaude currently serves as a governor ofGranite Falls Energy, LLC .
The remaining Project Viking governor appointees who currently sit on the
Company's
Each of the appointed governors and appointed alternate governors serve
indefinitely at the pleasure of
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