Dr. Mark E. Griffin has served as Senior Vice President - R&D/Sales and Marketing since January 2011 and Vice President of Research and Development for Omega Protein since July 2009. Prior to this, Griffin served as Technical Director of the Specialty Group of Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, LLC, a co-operative of agricultural producers and marketer of agriculture food products. From 2003 to 2009, Dr. Griffin served as Director of the Zoo and Aquaculture divisions of Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, LLC. Dr. Griffin also held several positions in the aquaculture, companion animal, zoo and private label divisions of Purina Mills, Inc. and Land O’ Lakes Purina Feed, LLC. Dr. Griffin received his B.S. and a Ph.D from Purdue University.