BROOKINGS, S.D., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VeraSun Energy Corp. , one of the nation's largest ethanol producers, today announced that Bryan Meier has been named vice president of finance and chief accounting officer, replacing Danny Herron as chief accounting officer. Herron will remain president and chief financial officer. Meier has served as vice president and controller for VeraSun since joining the company in May 2007.
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"Bryan's strong background with publicly-traded companies has been extremely valuable to VeraSun, especially during this intense growth period," said Herron. "He has certainly earned the opportunity to showcase his talents and abilities in a more prominent role with the company and continue to be a critical part of executing on our long-term growth strategy."
Meier came to VeraSun with more than 20 years of financial executive experience with publicly-held companies, most recently, six years as vice president, corporate controller with Viasystems Group, Inc. where he was a member of the senior management team and responsible for global finance and all aspects of the company's finance and accounting procedures. Prior to working at Viasystems, Meier worked for commercial manufacturer Falcon Products, Inc., as the company's corporate controller from 1998 to 2000.
"I am excited about the opportunity presented to me by the leadership of VeraSun," Meier said. "The company has worked extremely hard at developing key relationships within the financial and investment communities. I look forward to building on those relationships and continuing to work with our team to maintain a leadership position in the renewable fuels industry."
A native of St. Louis, Mo., Meier earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from the University of Missouri.
About VeraSun Energy Corporation
VeraSun Energy Corporation , headquartered in Brookings, S.D., is a leading producer of renewable fuel. Founded in 2001, the company has 560 million gallons per year (MMGY) of production capacity through five operating ethanol production facilities in Aurora, S.D., Fort Dodge and Charles City, Iowa, Linden, Ind., and Albion, Neb. Four facilities are currently either under construction or development in Hartley, Iowa, Welcome, Minn., Reynolds, Ind., and Bloomingburg, Ohio. Upon completion of the new facilities, VeraSun Energy will have an annual production capacity of approximately one billion gallons. The company also has begun construction at its Aurora facility to extract oil from dried distillers grains, a co-product of the ethanol process, for use in biodiesel production.
VeraSun markets E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline for use in Flexible Fuel Vehicles (FFVs), directly to fuel retailers under the brand VE85(TM). VeraSun Energy now has approximately 150 VE85(TM) retail locations under contract in more than fifteen states and Washington, D.C. For more information, please visit VeraSun Energy's websites at http://www.verasun.com/ or http://www.ve85.com/.
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