Wayne Hoovestol

Wayne B. Hoovestol has been the Chief Executive Officer of Green Plains Grain Company LLC since February 2007. Mr. Hoovestol is employed at Lone Mountain Truck Leasing, LLC. He served as the Chief Strategy Officer of Green Plains Inc. from March 16, 2009 to November 3, 2009. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Green Plains Inc. from February 2007 to December 2008. Mr. Hoovestol served as the Chief Operating Officer of Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. from January 2007 to February 2007. He began operating Hoovestol Inc. in 1978 and he later formed an additional trucking company known as Major Transport. He sold Major Transport so he could devote a substantial majority of his time to the leadership and strategic oversight of Major Transport's operations. He serves as a Director of ACCESS Bank. Mr. Hoovestol became involved with ethanol as an investor in 1995, and has served on the boards of two other ethanol companies. He served as a Director of CapSource Financial Inc. from May 26, 2005 to July 20, 2007.