John F. Griesemer is the Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Erlen Group. The Erlen Group is a privately held family of industrial companies including Springfield Underground, Cold Zone, Umlaut Transload, and Radix Quarries. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Griesemer served in various positions with Erlen Group and subsidiary companies. Prior to joining Erlen Group, he was with Vulcan Materials Company in Northern Virginia. Mr. Griesemer holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Management and Engineering from Purdue University. He currently serves on the board of directors of Guaranty Bank and previously served on the board of directors of Guaranty Federated Bancshares, Inc. prior to its acquisition by QCR Holdings. He is a member of the BNSF Transload Advisory Board and the National Stone Sand and Gravel Association Board. He is the past Chair of Mercy Hospital and Mercy Springfield Communities Boards, and a past member of the Springfield Catholic Schools Board and the boards of directors of the Missouri Limestone Producers Association, Catholic Campus Ministries, Junior Achievement of the Ozarks, and Ozark Technical Community College Foundation. We consider Mr. Griesemer to be a qualified candidate for service on the Board of Directors and the committees he is a member of due to his strong organizational and leadership background, management experience and deep ties in the Springfield, Missouri community, one of our market areas, and his service on the boards of directors of Guaranty Federal Bancshares and Guaranty Bank.