Board of Directors

Jack C. Bendheim, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bendheim is Chairman of our Board of Directors and serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bendheim has served as our President since 1988 and he was also appointed Chief Executive Officer in March 2014. He has been a director since 1984. Mr. Bendheim also serves as a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Bendheim joined us in 1969 and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1998 to 2002, as Chief Operating Officer from 1988 to 1998, as Executive Vice President and Treasurer from 1983 to 1988 and as Vice President and Treasurer from 1975 to 1983. Until 2017, Mr. Bendheim also served on the Board of Directors of Empire Resources, Inc. Mr. Bendheim is also a past Chairman of the Animal Health Institute, an industry organization advocating for animal health issues, including efficient and effective FDA, USDA and EPA regulatory and approval processes. Mr. Bendheim, together with certain other family members, is a manager of BFI Co., LLC (“BFI”), an investment vehicle of the Bendheim family, with respect to the economic rights pertaining to shares of our stock owned by BFI. Mr. Bendheim has sole authority to vote shares of our stock owned by BFI. Mr. Bendheim is the father of Daniel M. Bendheim and Jonathan Bendheim. Mr. Bendheim is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his many years of experience in the animal health industry and with our Company in particular and his control over a majority of the voting rights in our common stock.

Alejandro Bernal, Director. Mr. Bernal has been a director since February 2023. Mr. Bernal has served as Chief Executive Officer of PetDx® – The Liquid Biopsy Company for Pets™, a company based in San Diego, CA, and focused on early detection of cancer using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) since January 2023. Previously, between March 2018 and December 2022, Mr. Bernal was the President for Mars Veterinary Health International and Global Diagnostics, a global leader in pet food and veterinary health services. Prior to Mars, Mr. Bernal worked 17 years for Zoetis (formerly Pfizer Animal Health) and was a member of the Executive Team for 10 years. While at Zoetis, Mr. Bernal was responsible for commercial areas such as Canada and Latin America, and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). His last role at Zoetis was Executive Vice President and Group President of Strategy, Commercial and Business Development. During his time in Europe, Mr. Bernal was elected chairman for the 2011-13 and the 2013-2015 terms of the Council for the International Federation of Animal Health Europe (IFAH Europe -- today called Health for Animals Europe, the animal health pharmaceutical trade association for Europe Africa and Middle East). Mr. Bernal holds a Doctorate in veterinary medicine from Universidad de Caldas (Colombia), a Master’s Degree in Physiology from Texas A&M University (USA), and a Master of Business Administration from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and Manchester Business School (UK). Mr. Bernal is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive management and leadership experience in all facets of the animal health industry, including in corporate strategy and business development.

Daniel M. Bendheim, Director, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy. Mr. Bendheim serves as a member of our Board of Directors and is our Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy. Mr. Bendheim joined us in 1997. He was appointed Vice President of Business Development in 2001 and was later appointed President, Performance Products in 2004, and then Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy in March 2014. He was elected as a director of Phibro in November 2013. Prior to joining us, Mr. Bendheim worked as an analyst at South Coast Capital, a boutique investment bank. Mr. Bendheim obtained a B.A. degree in political science with honors from Yeshiva University in 1993 and a J.D. degree with honors from Harvard Law School in 1996. Mr. Bendheim is a son of Jack C. Bendheim and, together with certain other family members, is a manager of BFI Co., LLC (“BFI”), an investment vehicle of the Bendheim family,with respect to certain economic rights pertaining to shares of our stock owned by BFI. Mr. Bendheim is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive management experience in all facets of the animal health, mineral nutrition and performance products businesses during his tenure with the Company and his management role within BFI.

Jonathan Bendheim, Director, President, MACIE Region and General Manager of Israel Operations. Mr. Bendheim serves as a member of our Board of Directors and is President of our MACIE Region (which consists of the Middle East, Africa, the Commonwealth of Independent States, India and Europe), is the general manager of our operating plants in Israel and Ireland, and oversees Phibro’s global aquaculture business. Mr. Bendheim joined Phibro in 2001 as a Manager for logistics and supply chain. In 2005, Mr. Bendheim was appointed Vice President of Sales and Business Development for our Israel operations. In 2008, he led the acquisition of Abic Biological Laboratories from Teva, and in 2009, he was appointed the Managing Director of our operations in Israel. In 2011, his responsibilities were expanded to include oversight of all sales activities in the MACIE Region. In 2014, Jonathan led the establishment of Phibro’s global aquaculture business. Mr. Bendheim holds a B.A. degree in political science from Yeshiva University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Mr. Bendheim is a son of Jack C. Bendheim. Mr. Bendheim is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive management experience in all facets of Phibro’s animal health and nutrition businesses during his tenure with the Company.

Gerald K. Carlson, Director. Mr. Carlson serves as a member of our Board of Directors and was our Chief Operating Officer from March 2014 until June 2016. Mr. Carlson joined us as Chief Executive Officer in May 2002 and served in that position until his appointment as Chief Operating Officer. He has been a director since 2008. Prior to joining us, Mr. Carlson served as the Commissioner of Trade and Development for the State of Minnesota from 1999 to 2001. Prior to his retirement in 1998 after a thirty-two year career at Ecolab Inc., a global provider of cleaning and sanitation products, systems and services, Mr. Carlson served as Senior Vice President — Corporate Planning and Development, Senior Vice President of International and Senior Vice President and General Manager — Institutional North America. Mr. Carlson is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his broad experience and track record in leading and building businesses, and his strong background in corporate strategy and business development.

E. Thomas Corcoran, Director. Mr. Corcoran has been a director since May 2008. Mr. Corcoran also serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Corcoran joined Fort Dodge Animal Health, a division of Wyeth, Inc., as its President in 1985. Wyeth was a research-based corporation with businesses focused on human health and animal health. Mr. Corcoran served on the Management, the Operations, the Legal, and the Human Resources and Benefits committees of Wyeth until his retirement in March 2008. From 2010 until 2016, Mr. Corcoran was a director of Putney, Inc., a pet pharmaceutical company. Mr. Corcoran also served as the Chairman of the Animal Health Institute, an industry organization advocating for animal health issues, including efficient and effective FDA, USDA and EPA regulatory and approval processes. Mr. Corcoran serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of South Alabama. Mr. Corcoran is a recipient of the Animal Pharm Lifetime Achievement Award, the Banfield Industry Leadership Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Veterinary Distributors Association and the Industry Leadership Award from the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. Mr. Corcoran is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of South Alabama. Mr. Corcoran is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his extensive experience and executive leadership in the animal health industry.

Sam Gejdenson, Director. Mr. Gejdenson has been a director of Phibro since January 2004 and is a member of our Audit Committee and our Compensation Committee. Mr. Gejdenson is the Chairman of our Compensation Committee. Since 2001, Mr. Gejdenson has been involved in international trade through his own company, Sam Gejdenson International, where he has worked with various multi-national clients on projects in Europe, Asia and Africa. Mr. Gejdenson presently serves on the Board of the National Democratic Institute and was formerly a Commissioner on the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom. From 1981 to 2001, Mr. Gejdenson served eastern Connecticut as a Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives where he was the senior Democrat on the House International Relations Committee. In 1974, he was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives, serving two terms. He received an A.S. degree from Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut in 1968 and a B.A. from the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut in 1970. Mr. Gejdenson is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to his understanding of our business from his service on our Board and his extensive knowledge of global business and governments around the world.

Mary Lou Malanoski, Director. Ms. Malanoski has been a director since May 2004. Ms. Malanoski is the Chief Financial Officer of Colony S2K Holdings LLC and was the Chief Financial Officer of its predecessor entities, S2K Financial Holdings LLC and S2K Partners Holdings LLC, beginning in April 2016. Previously, Ms. Malanoski was an independent financial consultant from April 2015 until March 2016 and served as the acting Chief Financial Officer of Nina McLemore, LLC from June 2015 until December 2015. Ms. Malanoski served as Vice Chair and Chief Operating Officer at Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group, Inc., an investment bank focused on the mid-market, from March 2012 to March 2015. She joined Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group, Inc. in July 2001 as a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, became Co-Head of Investment Banking in 2008, and served as Head of Investment Banking from March 2009 through March 2012. Ms. Malanoski has also served on the Board of Directors of Morgan Joseph TriArtisan Group, Inc. since 2008. From 1994 until 2001, Ms. Malanoski served as Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of New Street Advisors LP, a private equity firm that she co-founded. Prior to 1994, Ms. Malanoski was a Managing Director at New Street Capital, the successor to the reorganized Drexel Burnham Lambert, where she began her career in the Corporate Finance Department. In addition to her understanding of our business from her service on our Board of Directors, Ms. Malanoski brings to our Board substantial management, finance and investment banking experience.Prior to 1994, Ms. Malanoski was a Managing Director at New Street Capital, the successor to the reorganized Drexel Burnham Lambert, where she began her career in the Corporate Finance Department. In addition to her understanding of our business from her service on our Board of Directors, Ms. Malanoski brings to our Board substantial management, finance and investment banking experience.

Carol A. Wrenn, Director. Ms. Wrenn has been a director since July 2010. Ms. Wrenn also serves as a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee. She is the founder and owner of Whitewater Advisors LLC, which provides consulting services to small businesses and Aurora Borealis LLC, which operates online retail businesses. She was the founder and owner of Sky River Helicopters, LLC, a company that provides helicopter charters, tours, commercial services and lessons, from January 2010 until September 2015. She previously served as an Executive Vice President and the President of the Animal Health Division at Alpharma Inc., a human and animal pharmaceutical company, from November 2001 to June 2009. From April 2007 to April 2009, Ms. Wrenn also held the position of Chairman of the Animal Health Institute, an industry organization advocating for animal health issues, including efficient and effective FDA, USDA and EPA regulatory and approval processes. From January 2002 to June 2009, she was an active member of the Board of Directors of the International Federation of Animal Health. Prior to joining Alpharma, Ms. Wrenn held various executive positions at Honeywell International Inc. (formerly, AlliedSignal Inc.) from 1984 to 2001. She served as Business Director of Honeywell's Refrigerants, Fluorine Products Division from 2000 to 2001 and was the Commercial Director and Managing Director of Honeywell's European Fluorochemical operations based in Haasrode, Belgium from 1997 to 2000. Ms. Wrenn also held a number of positions in sales, marketing, business development and finance during her tenure with AlliedSignal. Beginning in January 2013, Ms. Wrenn has served as a director of Heska Corporation. She holds a Bachelor's Degree from Union College, an MBA from Lehigh University and a DBA from California Southern University. Ms. Wrenn is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors due to her relevant industry experience, strategic and problem-solving skills and strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.