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Ms. Stuart is a marketing consultant and private investor. In her role as a consultant, Ms. Stuart brings her knowledge from a broad range of marketing experience. Ms. Stuart is the daughter of our founder and Chairman, Arthur S. Wolcott. In addition to her extensive knowledge of the Company, Ms. Stuart controls a significant shareholding interest in the Company. She has served as a director of the Company since 1986. Ms. Stuart received her M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Mr. Paulson has served as a director of the Company since 2004. He has significant experience in financial reporting and financial controls as a chief financial officer. Mr. Paulson has been the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tennant Company, a leading global manufacturer of indoor and outdoor environmental cleaning solutions and floor coatings, since March of 2006. Prior to joining Tennant, Mr. Paulson was a Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Innovex Inc., which manufactures high-density, flexible circuits for electronics products, from February 2001 to March 2006. Mr. Paulson began his career at Pillsbury in 1981 as an accounting and financial analyst. Mr. Paulson left Pillsbury in 2000 after rising to Vice President, Finance of Pillsbury North America. In these roles, Mr. Paulson was involved in numerous merger and acquisition transactions and financing transactions. Mr. Paulson serves on the Board of Directors of the Tennant Company Foundation and Merisant Inc., where he also serves as the Chair of their Audit Committee. Mr. Paulson received his B.A. and M.B.A. from the University of St. Thomas.

Mr. Hubbard is replacing one of the two retiring directors and has not previously served on the Board of Directors of Seneca Foods Corporation. He is being nominated to the Board of Directors due to his vast experience as a senior executive in both private and public companies over his career. In 1999, Mr. Hubbard was elected President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Genesee Corp., a Nasdaq listed company. He was subsequently elected Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Genesee and in late 2000 led a management buyout of Genesee Brewing Company which later became High Falls Brewing Company, LLC. He served as Chairman and CEO of High Falls from 2001 through 2007 and subsequently as Chairman until 2009. Mr. Hubbard has served as CEO of Alling and Cory Company from 1986-1998. He is currently COO of Homewise, Inc., a not-for-profit provider of affordable housing services including real estate development. He has served on the public boards of M&T Corp., RGS, Inc. and Genesee Corp. Mr. Hubbard received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. from Denison University and his Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) degree. from the University of Rochester.

Dr. Henry has served as a director of the Company since 2007 and has extensive experience in the management and administration of a large non-profit organization. She is the Ronald P. Lynch Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, where she is also a professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. She is completing her second five-year term as Dean in July 2010. She is not standing for re-appointment and will return to her duties in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics. Prior to her appointment at Cornell, Dr. Henry was dean of science of the 6 Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Henry also has experience serving on the boards of other publicly-traded companies including as a member of the Board of Directors of Tompkins Financial Corporation and Agrium, Inc., where she serves on the Human Resources and Compensation Committee, and as Chair of the Environmental Health and Safety Committee. Dr. Henry received her B.S. degree from the University of Maryland and her Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

Mr. Gaylord has operating and management experience in manufacturing and distribution businesses, including experience as President of Jacintoport Terminal Company since 1992. He currently serves as a director and member of the conflicts committee, audit committee, nominating committee and compensation committee of the general partner of Martin Midstream Partners L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership with a diverse set of operations focused primarily in the United States Gulf Coast region. Mr. Gaylord holds a B.A. from Texas Christian University and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. He has served as a director of the Company since October 2009.

Mr. Call is replacing one of the two retiring directors and has not previously served on the Board of Directors of Seneca Foods Corporation. He is being nominated to the Board of Directors due to his vast experience as a large grower of processing vegetables in upstate New York and previous board experience with other companies in related industries. Mr. Call is President of My-T Acres, Inc., a vegetable and grain farm. He has been President of Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc. since 2003 and a member of its board of directors director since 2000. Mr. Call also serves as president of Farm Fresh First, LLC, and has done so since 2007. Farm Fresh First, LLC, is an agricultural business that manages fruit and vegetable production and marketing. Mr. Call also served on the Board of Directors of Birds Eye Foods from 2002-2009. Mr. Call received his Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree from Cornell University in 1979.

Mr. Baer served as a director of the Company since 1998. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Columbia County, New York from January 2008 to December 2009 and is currently Budget Officer since January 2010. Mr. Baer's business background also includes experience in managing businesses, senior leadership development and the evaluation of strategic opportunities and challenges. He was President of Hudson Valley Publishing from 2003 to 2008 and also held the position from 1998 to 1999. He was President of Arrow Electronics Europe from 2000 to 2002 and President of XYAN Inc. from 1996 to 1998. He holds a B.A. and M.B.A. from Columbia University.

Mr. Kayser is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has served in that capacity since 1993. From 1991 to 1993 he was Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He has served as a director of the Company since 1985. Mr. Kayser has served as an officer and/or director of the Company for over 25 years, providing continuity of executive leadership through all phases of the food processing industry and economic cycles. Mr. Kayser is also a director of Moog Inc. where he serves on the Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. He received a B.A. from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Mr. Wolcott founded the Company and has served as a director and as the Chairman of the Board since 1949. His leadership experience and extensive industry knowledge provide valuable insight to the Board of Directors in formulating and executing the Company's strategy. In 2008, Mr. Wolcott received the Forty-Niner Service Award, the food processing industry's highest award in recognition of his career spanning six decades in the food processing industry. Mr. Wolcott graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. degree in Economics and is currently on the President's Council of Cornell University. He is the father of Susan W. Stuart, a director of the Company.

Mr. Van Riper has been Vice President since 2008 and Corporate Controller, Principal Accounting Officer and Secretary of the Company since 1986. He joined the Company as Accounting Manager in 1978.

Mr. Palmby has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since 2006. Prior to that, he served as President of the Vegetable Division of the Company from 2005 to 2006 and Vice President of Operations of the Company from 1999-2004. Mr. Palmby joined the Company in March 1987.

Ms. Mortensen has been Assistant Secretary since 1986. She joined the Company as Administrative Assistant in 1968.

Ms. Fohrd has been Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company since 2007. Ms. Fohrd has held various positions since joining the Company in 1988 including Financial Analyst, Internal Auditor, Risk Management and Vice President of Human Resources.

Mr. Exner has been General Counsel of the Company since 2006 and Assistant Secretary since 2007. He was Legal Counsel/Vice President from 1991-2002 and Legal Counsel/President from 2002 to 2005 of Midwest Food Processors Association, Inc.

Mr. Erstad has been Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Company since 2001 and Vice President of Private Label Sales during 2000.

Mr. Cichetti has served as Senior Vice President Technology and Planning since 2009 and Chief Information Officer of the Company since 2006. He was a Senior Consultant of Navint (Technology Consulting) from 2004-2005 and Senior Vice President of Technology of Citigroup from 2001- 2004.

Mr. Breunig has served as the Company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2006 and Treasurer since February 2007. From June 2003 to September 2006, Mr. Breunig was a consultant operating as an independent contractor with Robert Half Management Consultants. During 2003 and part of 2004, Mr. Breunig was a consultant at Heartland Consulting. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Breunig was Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer at HeartLand Airlines, LLC.

Mr. Kayser is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has served in that capacity since 1993. From 1991-1993 he served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Wolcott has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Company since 1949.