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Alex Johnson and Fred Deichert are CEO and CFO, respectively, of Red Lion Bio-Energy. Johnson and Deichert are responsible for shepherding financial and user development of the portable syngas unit and work together to build new business opportunities for Red Lion.

Alex Johnson

As CEO and founder of Red Lion, Alex drives the strategic development of the business. Alex organized the design and build of the company's first unit and is working to provide newer, cleaner solutions for customers to eliminate their waste. According to Johnson, Red Lion's proprietary carbon recycling process provides industry leading efficiency and flexibility by allowing consumption of multiple feedstocks.

Johnson is the CEO and founder of Ohio Holdings, Inc, which operates two successful intermodal transportation facilities in Toledo, Ohio. Midwest Terminals of Toledo Inc., and Midwest Terminals of Toledo International Inc., operate 330 acres of dock front property for the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority. These facilities are multiple-year recipients of the St. Lawrence Seaway's Pacesetter Award For Excellence in increasing cargo tonnage into North America.

Midwest Terminals also developed and supplied a clean coal additive to the utility industry in a recently completed seven year contract.

Alex has successfully owned and operated businesses since 1996, and earned a Bachelor's of Business Administration degree from Heidelberg College.

Fred Deichert

As CFO of Red Lion, Deichert is primarily responsible for the financial and administrative functions of the company. He focuses on financing, due diligence, business planning and general management for the bio-energy company.

Deichert has served as CFO for all Alex Johnson-controlled entities since 2000 and is a co-founder of Red Lion. Fred previously served as CFO for two start-up companies in the basic materials industries (steel and non-ferrous metals), and has considerable experience with private company management. One of these firms, Chase Brass Industries, launched a successful IPO in 1994. Prior to that, he had eleven years of experience in public accounting with a concentration in the basic materials and oil and gas industries. Fred earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and has completed executive management courses at Harvard and Michigan State Universities.