Clay Marshall

Chief Financial Officer

Clay was born in Southern Utah, in 1976. Growing up in a small town and directly involved with Agriculture; values, trust, ethics, and hard work were instilled early. Clay attended Southern Utah University (SUU) located in Cedar City, Utah where he completed his undergraduate and graduate education. After a small stint around Public Accounting, Clay spent over six years working for Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD; NYSE); specifically in the hog production unit-Murphy Brown LLC. Clay Joined M2P2 LLC in the fall of 2005 as the Corporate Controller, and in the fall of 2007 was given the opportunity to represent M2P2 LLC as Chief Financial Officer.

He is also a husband, father, and avid admirer of sports and the outdoors. Dedication to family, agriculture, teamwork, and continuous learning, characterizes Clay’s personal motivations and satisfactions.

Nick McCulley

Chief Operating Officer

Nick McCulley was raised in Oakville, Iowa working in the TriOak Foods operation. While in the TriOak Foods operation he worked in all facets of swine production. This includes: the gene transfer center, sow farms, finishing facilities, and their research and testing facility. Following high school, Nick completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Iowa State University. Nick joined M2P2 in the spring of 2004 as the Finishing Fieldstaff Supervisor. From there, he was promoted to the Director of Finishing, and in the fall of 2008 became the Chief Operating Officer of the organization. When away from the pig business, you will find Nick spending time with his fiancé, Chelcee Hindman, or in the great outdoors hunting or fishing. Currently, Nick resides in Ames, Iowa.

Mark McCulley

Vice President of Strategic Relations

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Bill Wilson

Vice President of China Operations

Bill was raised in Eastern North Carolina and upon graduation from Wayne Community College in Goldsboro, NC with a Animal Science degree, he started a 16 year career with Tyson Foods. Starting as a management trainee he worked his way up to the regional manager of the NC operations which included Grain procurement, Feed milling, Land Mgt., and overseeing the company swine production system. In 1990 he transferred to Arkansas to start up a new 20,000 sow contract hog production system to complement the existing Tyson poultry operations in Southwest Arkansas.

In 1995 Bill started with upstart Seaboard Farms and worked as the Director of Live Production seeing the company expand from 30,000 sows to 120,000 sows in less than 5 years. That rapid growth was instrumental in helping him understand large scale hog production.

In 2001 when his oldest daughter started attending college in NC, Bill and his family relocated back to eastern NC and he was offered a position with what is now M2P2. In this capacity he transformed the NC operations into a high health competitive sow operation providing weaned pigs to various customers in the Midwest. In May of 2009 he accepted the opportunity to work with the M2P2-AgFeed joint venture to start placing modern hog facilities in China. Bill and his family currently reside on the Outer Banks of NC.

Brian Melody

Vice President of Operations

Brian is a native of Lake City, Iowa; raised in a diversified family farm with two brothers and sisters. Brian is also a graduate of Iowa State University with a degree in Animal Science with focus on Reproduction and Meat Science. After college, he worked with both PIC and Christensen Farms before joining M2P2.

Brian started with M2P2 in January, 2007 first leading research. Brian moved then into the Regional Manager role in eastern Iowa for 18 months. Brian now works with both the sow and finishing team as VP of Operations. He enjoys both teams and the unique challenges that both possess while cherishing the opportunity to join these two different – yet connected pieces of farm to fork production.

Brian looks to aid in Redefining World Class through the formation and development of great teams who challenge paradigms and industry standards while valuing execution of agreed upon practices. Brian resides in Ames with his wife Jaime (Dodge) and is a father of three; Benjamin, Katherine, and Matthew.

Ben Haberl

Vice President of Feed and Logistics

Ben started working with the M2P2 team in December 2003, starting in the feed management department. Over the last 6 years, Ben has become the vice president of the feed and logistic department where he over looks and directs all feed orders, ingredient purchasing, vet and supply orders, transportation of all animals, and marketing of all sales to our customers.

Ben is originally from Lohrville, Iowa where he helped his family on their own farm raising livestock and crops. In continuing with his agricultural interests, Ben attended Iowa State University and in 2002 graduated with a degree in Animal Science. Ben and his family reside in Ames Iowa.

Terry Vogel

Vice President of Genetics, Quality Control and System Improvement

Terry Vogel is the Vice President of Genetics, Quality Control (QC) and System Improvement at M2P2 LLC. He is responsible for M2P2's Gene Transfer Centers, Genetic Companies Relationship Management, Safety, Bio-security and Production SOP's. Prior to joining M2P2, Terry spent 16 years with Pig Improvement Company (PIC). He held positions of Strategic Business Director, National Account Director, Swine Production Director and PIC's Contract and Pricing Director for North America. Previous to PIC, Terry worked for Cargill Nutrena Feeds for 5 years as a Territory Manager in Missouri. Out of college Terry spent 8 years with Dekalb Swine Breaders and held the position of Genetic Evaluation Station Manager in Texas and District Sales Manager in Minnesota. Terry grew up in Washington, Missouri on a diversified hog, cow-calf and grain farm. Terry attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science.

Cliff Jones

Vice President of Research and Development

Cliff was raised on a farm in Scottsville, KY where they raised tobacco, pigs and Charlois cattle. He graduated from Western Kentucky University with a degree in Animal Science. Upon graduation he began working for PIC in Kentucky. He started in the trainee program and continued with PIC for 17 years. During his employment Cliff held the positions of Unit Manager, Selection Officer, Regional Production Manager, Sales/Account Manager and Technical Services. Cliff joined M2P2 in December 2009 as the Vice President of Research and Development where he continues to make a difference in the pork industry.

When away from work, you will find Cliff enjoying time with his wife, Karen and two children, Karrigan and Collin.