Elan Nutrition Inc. Press Release

Personnel Changes at Elan Nutrition

David Finnigan, the new CEO of Elan Nutrition, a leading nutritional bar manufacture, announces the addition of William Curtis as Vice President - Operations, Tom Olive as Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, and Lee Covert as Director of Sales.

Tom Olive brings nearly 20 years of financial management experience from the consumer packed goods industry to Elan. He was most recently Vice President - SBU's and Financial Planning for American Italian Pasta Company and has served in various financial planning and controls roles with the Procter & Gamble Company, Campbell Soup Company and its Arnotts Biscuits unit, and Borden Goods Corporation.

William Curtis brings over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and quality assurance operations of major food and non-food manufacturers. Mr. Curtis has served as regional quality control manager for Frito Lay, plant manager of a variety of plants in the Kraft/Nabisco system and most recently as Vice President of Operations - for Zelinka Nurseries.

Lee Covert brings over 25 years of sales, marketing and management experience in the global food & nutraceutical ingredient industry. He was most recently Director of Business Development at The Solae Company and previously led Solae's North American sales team for the Healthy segment.

Elan Nutrition is in the final stages of completing a $10 million capital improvement program. This includes a new sheeted bar line, mini-bar packaging and high-speed extrusion production with packaging capabilities, Elan Nutrition will more than double its business in the next two years.