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. Since March 2008, Dr. Billingsley has been serving as Senior Vice President, Technology and Product Development, Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company. From June 2006 to March 2008, he served as Division Vice President of Research and Development and Scientific Affairs of Abbott Nutrition, a division of Abbott Laboratories, Inc. From September 2004 to June 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. Prior to 2004, Dr. Billingsley held senior management positions at ConAgra Foods, Pet Incorporated, Nabisco Brands, Inc. and Kellogg Company. Dr. Billingsley currently serves as a director of Orange County Business Bank. 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-doctoral degree from the University of Illinois, Champaign.
