Board of Directors

Mr. Haskell is an executive with over 20 years' experience in creating and building technology companies. As an entrepreneur, Mr. Haskell has co-founded several companies. Mr. Haskell's experience reflects a combination of executive management, private equity investment and company creation. In 2001, Mr. Haskell co-founded XL TechGroup, Inc. which was floated on the London Stock Exchange (AIM: XLT) in 2004 and has served as its President and COO since inception. Previously, Mr. Haskell co-founded XL Vision Inc. in 1993 and served as its President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Haskell was also part of the early management team at Internet Capital Group where he served as Managing Director of Operations. Prior to XLVision, Mr. Haskell spent over a decade in various technical and management roles in private industry. Mr. Haskell earned a degree in engineering and applied mathematics from Iowa State University.

Immediately prior to joining AgCert, Mr. D'Alton was Chief Financial Officer of Waterford Wedgwood plc, a position he held from May 2004.

From 2002 to 2004, while Principal of Ranelagh Consultants Ltd, he carried out significant interim management assignments, including Chairman of the Committee of independent directors of Riverdeep plc during a management buy out.

Between 1991 and 2001 Mr. D'Alton was Chief Financial Officer of Bank of Ireland and a member of its Court of Directors. From 1989 to 1991 he was Chief Financial Officer of Aer Lingus. Mr. D'Alton is Director of Aer Arann, the lrish regional airline. He holds the degrees of Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Studies from University College Dublin and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Mr. Andlinger is President of Andlinger & Company, Inc, a 27-year old international private investment and management firm, with portfolio companies in a diverse range of industries. Mr. Andlinger is experienced in the energy sector, having spent thirteen years in energy investment banking. Initially he was employed by Salomon Brothers as Vice President, corporate finance energy and natural resources, where he led transactions in the US., Canada, Latin America, Europe and Asia. He then served as Managing Director and co-head of the global energy and power group at Smith Barney where he managed relationships with senior executives of, and strategic and capital raising transactions for, major state-owned, international and independent energy companies. Additionally, he was President and CEO of Pure Energy Corporation, a development stage bio-energy concern. Mr. Andlinger received an MBA from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University and an AB from Princeton University.

Mr. Murray qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG in Dublin in 1972, and, in 1982 he completed the International Senior Management Programme at the Harvard Graduate School of Business. After a period as a Corporate Finance executive with KPMG, he was Finance Director to a number of commercial companies until his appointment in 1984 as Managing Director of Crest Investment Trust Limited, the then largest family investment vehicle in Ireland. In 1989, he was appointed Chief Executive of Ardagh plc, a publicly-quoted industrial holding Company in the packaging sector. In 1991, he worked with Mercury Asset Management - Private Equities to buy out Crest Investment Trust Limited.

Sir Robert Malpas CBE began his career at ICI, where he spent 30 years, becoming a Director in 1975. His other directorships have included: managing director of BP PIC (1983-1989); chairman of Powergen (1989-1990); and chairman of the Cookson Group PIC (1991-1998). He is currently chairman of Ferghana Partners Plc, a company that consults in the chemicals and pharmaceuticals sector, as well as acting as a non-executive director of Evolution.

Sir Robert has a first class degree in mechanical engineering from Durham University as well as six honorary degrees. Sir Robert has been awarded the Spanish Order of Civil Merit and a CBE for services to export. Sir Robert was knighted in 1998 for his services to industry and to science and technology.

Dr Franz Fischler was the member of the European Commission responsible for agriculture between 1995 and 2004 (1995 to 1999, European Commissioner for agriculture and rural development; 1999 to 2004, European Commissioner for agriculture, rural development and fisheries). Dr. Fischler has been a representative of the agricultural sector since 1979, when he joined the Tyrol Chamber of Agriculture in Austria. He dealt with environmental issues, education and training, culture and land-use planning until 1984, when he became Director of that Chamber. In 1989 he was appointed Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in Tyrol, Austria. In that capacity he played an important part in the negotiations for Austria's accession to the European Union. In 1990 and again in 1994, he was elected to the Austrian Parliament.

Dr. Fischler holds a doctorate from the University of Agricultural Sciences in Vienna.