Board of Directors
Roger D. Billingsley, Ph.D.
Roger D. Billingsley, Ph.D. has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2008. Dr. Billingsley currently serves as Senior Vice President, Technology and Product Development of Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company. From 2006 to 2008, he served as Division Vice President of Research and Development and Scientific Affairs of Abbott Nutrition, a division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. From 2004 to 2006, Dr. Billingsley served as Division Vice President of Research and Development and Scientific Affairs of Ross Products, also a division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. From 1996 to 2004, he served as Executive Vice President of Technology at ConAgra Grocery Products Company and Vice President of Research and Development and Technology – USFI, both ConAgra Foods companies. Prior to 1995, Dr. Billingsley held senior management positions at Pet Incorporated, Nabisco Brands, Inc. and Kellogg Company. Dr. Billingsley currently serves as a director of Orange County Business Bank, Chairman of the Board of Indian Creek Adventures, Ltd. and is affiliated with Twin Hills Development, LLC. Dr. Billingsley holds a B.S. and an M.S. from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and a post-doctorial degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign.