Mr. Carey Witham has been appointed Vice President, Production and Operations at INCOTEC Integrated Coating and Seed Technology, Inc., located in Salinas, California effective October 6, 2003. Mr. Witham will be responsible for INCOTEC’s North American Production and Operations to enhance services provided to the seed industry.

Mr. Witham’s background includes 25 years of industry management experience in seed technology and lettuce seed production/quality/operations.

Mr. Pickenpaugh, President of INCOTEC in North America, states, “We are very happy with this appointment as it fits in our plans to further develop INCOTEC in North America and to strengthen our service to our customers. Within the next 12 months we will introduce a large number of new products and the knowledge and experiences of Carey will be an enormous help to realize our goals”.

INCOTEC is a worldwide leader in coating and seed technology serving the vegetable, ornamental, and agronomic seed business.