EXHIBIT A

Directors and Executive Officers of Green Plains Inc.

Name	Principal Occupation	Citizenship
Wayne B. Hoovestol	Chairman of the Board	United States
Jim Anderson	Director	United States
James E. Crowley	Director	United States
S. Eugene Edwards	Director	United States
Gordon F. Glade	Director	United States
Ejnar Knudsen	Director	United States
Thomas T. Manuel	Director	United States
Brian D. Peterson	Director	United States
Alain Treuer	Director	United States
Todd A. Becker	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director*	United States
John W. Neppl	Chief Financial Officer*	United States
Jeffrey S. Briggs	Chief Operating Officer and President, Green Plains Ethanol*	United States
Michelle S. Mapes	Chief Legal and Administration Officer*	United States
George P. (Patrich) Simpkins	Chief Development Officer*	United States
Walter S. Cronin	Executive Vice President – Commercial Operations*	United States
Mark A. Hudak	Executive Vice President – Human Resources*	United States
Paul E. Kolomaya	Executive Vice President – Commodity Finance*	United States
Michael A. Metzler	Executive Vice President – Natural Gas & Power*	United States
Kenneth M. Simril	President – Fleischmann’s Vinegar	United States
Anthony R. Vojslavek	Executive Vice President – Trading and Risk*	United States

* Also an officer of Obion.

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