Retired Public Company Financial Executive. Mr. Mills has more than 45 years of experience in the fields of accounting, corporate finance, strategic planning, risk management, and mergers and acquisitions. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Amyris, Inc., a renewable products company, from May 2012 to December 2013. Prior to joining Amyris, he had a 33-year career at Archer Daniels Midland Company, one of the world's largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers. At Archer Daniels Midland, he held various senior executive roles, including Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and responsibility for leading company strategic efforts globally. Mr. Mills also serves on the Boards of Arianna S.A., Illinois College and First Illinois Corporation (along with its wholly-owned banking subsidiary, Hickory Point Bank & Trust). Mr. Mills brings to the Board executive leadership and financial experience as a former CFO of publicly traded companies and strategic planning experience as both a former senior vice president of strategic planning and a senior executive vice president performance and growth for a publicly traded company. These roles also position Mr. Mills to provide the Board perspectives on mergers and acquisitions and capital deployment. Mr. Mills is an experienced director having served on numerous public, private, and not-for-profit companies, making him an expert in corporate governance.