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Mr. Herickhoff has served as a Director of Headwaters since August 1997 and was elected Vice Chairman in April 1999. Mr. Herickoff is President, Chief Operating Officer and a principal of Wold Talc Company, which operates one of the largest talc mines in the United States. From 1987 to 1994, he served as President of Atlantic Richfield Company’s Thunder Basin Coal Company. Mr. Herickhoff has over 25 years of experience in the coal and mining industries and extensive experience in strategic positioning of these companies for long-term growth and competitiveness. Mr. Herickhoff led the growth of the Black Thunder and Coal Creek coal mines from 19,000,000 to approximately 40,000,000 tons per year of production. He previously served as President of Mountain Coal Company, managing all of ARCO’s underground mining and preparation plants. He is the past President of the Wyoming Mining Association and a former Board member of the Colorado and Utah Mining Associations. Mr. Herickhoff received a Bachelor degree in 1964 from St. John’s University, a Master of Science degree in 1966 from St. Cloud State University and attended Kellogg Executive Management Institute at Northwestern University in 1986. | 