Governor Jim Edgar
Gov. Edgar served as Governor of the State of Illinois from January 1991 through January 1999.  Prior to his election, Gov. Edgar served as the Illinois Secretary of State from 1981 to 1991.  Gov. Edgar’s retirement from public office marked 30 years of state government service.  Gov. Edgar is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs where he is also a teacher and lecturer.  Gov. Edgar serves on the board of directors of Alberto Culver Company, Horizon Group Properties, Inc. and Youbet.com, Inc.  Gov. Edgar is a member of our Audit Committee and our Compensation Committee and is the chairman of our Corporate Governance Committee.



Daniel M. Wright
Dan worked for Arthur Andersen LLP for 37 years as an auditor, where his clients consisted of privately-held and registered public companies.  Dan was a Partner with Arthur Andersen from 1973 through August 1998.  Dan serves on the board of directors of RC2 Corporation, where he is the Chairman of the audit committee.    Dan is a member of our Compensation Committee and our Corporate Governance Committee and is the chairman of our Audit Committee.



Timothy R. Donovan
Tim is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., the world's largest gaming and resort company. Tim joined Harrah’s in April 2009 upon his resignation as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Republic Services, Inc. which merged with Allied Waste Industries where Tim held a similar position since April 2007.  Previously, Tim served in various senior positions with Tenneco Inc. from 1999 until his resignation in 2007, most recently as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, and General Counsel. Mr. Donovan was a partner in the law firm of Jenner & Block LLP from 1989 until his resignation in 1999.  Tim is a member of our Audit Committee and our Corporate Governance Committee and is the chairman of our Compensation Committee. 



Jasper B. Sanfilippo
Jasper is our former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Jasper was employed by us from 1953 to his retirement as an employee of our company in January 2008.  Jasper served as our President from 1982 to December 1995.  He became our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in October 1991.  Jasper resigned as Chief Executive Officer of our company in November 2006 and as our employee Chairman of the Board on January 10, 2008 and as our Chairman of the Board on October 30, 2008. 



Jasper B. Sanfilippo, Jr.
Jasper is our Chief Operating Officer and President, a position he has held since November 2006.  Jasper has been employed by us since 1992 and in 2001 was named Executive Vice President Operations.  He became our Senior Vice President Operations in August 1999 and served as Vice President Operations between December 1995 and August 1999. Jasper is responsible for our non-peanut shelling operations, including plant operations and procurement.



Jeffrey T. Sanfilippo
Jeffrey is our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Jeffrey was elected Chairman of the Board on October 30, 2008 following the resignation of Jasper B. Sanfilippo. Jeffrey has served as our Chief Executive Officer since November 2006. Jeffrey has been employed by us since 1991 and was named our Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing in January 2001.  He served as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing from August 1999 to January 2001 and as Vice President Sales and Marketing from October 1995 to August 1999.



Mathias A. Valentine
Matt retired as our President January 2006. Matt was employed by us since 1960 and was named our President in December 1995.  He served as our Executive Vice President from 1987 to October 1991 and as our Senior Executive Vice President and Treasurer from October 1991 to December 1995.



Michael J. Valentine
Mike is our Chief Financial Officer and Group President, a position he has held since November 2006. Mike has been employed by us since 1987 and in January 2001 was named Executive Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Valentine served as our Senior Vice President from August 1999 to January 2001.  He served as Vice President from December 1995 to August 1999. Mike is also responsible for imported nut, peanut, dried fruit and ingredient procurement and the Company’s contract packaging distribution channel.