HOUSTON, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Protein
Corporation (NYSE: OME), a nutritional ingredient company and the
nation's leading vertically integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil
and specialty fish meal products, announced that its Board of
Directors has elected Gary Goodwin
as Chairman of the Board, effective February
28, 2013. Mr. Goodwin will succeed Joe von Rosenberg, the current Chairman of the
Board and the Company's former Chief Executive Officer, who will
retire from the Board of Directors on the same date.
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Bret Scholtes, the Company's
President and Chief Executive Officer, was also elected to the
Board of Directors, as a Class III director, effective February 28, 2013.
"Under Joe's 20 year tenure with Omega Protein, the Company
embarked on a strategic vision to expand from a commercial fishing
operation to a nutritional ingredient company. We thank Joe for his
years of service and wish him the best of luck in his retirement,"
said Bret Scholtes. "We are
fortunate to have experienced and dedicated executives on our Board
with the leadership capabilities to help move us forward and look
forward to working with Gary in his new role as Chairman."
Mr. Goodwin, age 64, has been a director of the Company since
November 2006. Mr. Goodwin served as a Principal and Vice
President – Crude Oil Marketing of Texon, L.P., a privately held
crude oil marketing company from 1996 until his retirement in
2010.
About Omega Protein
Omega Protein Corporation is a
nutritional ingredient company that serves the human and animal
nutrition markets. Omega Protein is the nation's leading vertically
integrated producer of omega-3 fish oil and specialty fish meal
products, which are made from menhaden, an omega-3 rich fish which
is abundantly available along the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coasts. The
Company also sells a variety of non-marine ingredients to the
dietary supplement industry.
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SOURCE Omega Protein Corporation