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Hawkeye Energy Holdings is pleased to announce that Marc R. LaMond has accepted the position of National Sales Manager. Marc has recently served in several companies that he cofounded.  This newly formed position leads Hawkeye Gold’s ethanol sales activities.  Marc has over 16 years of petroleum and ethanol sales management experience with Texas Eastern Corporation, Crown Petroleum and Archer Daniels Midland Company.  Marc will be based in Houston, Texas.

The addition of Marc LaMond is part of Hawkeye’s continued commitment to expanding its overall marketing and logistics capabilities in the rapidly evolving ethanol market.

Hawkeye Chief Commercial Officer Marty Lyons said: “Marc’s business process dexterity is greatly expanded by his mix of entrepreneurial and energy experience. As we build Hawkeye into one of the largest and most efficient ethanol platforms in the U.S., building customer confidence and trust is a key component of our core strategy to build a best-in-class marketing program. Marc’s long-term relationships and reputation for customer service will ensure our success as we continue to expand.”

 

LaMond added: “I see an opportunity at Hawkeye to add value through innovative leadership and efficiency improvements in areas that matter to our customers. Hawkeye is developing a customer expectation that equates to reliability.  Our company is committed to teamwork with all ethanol blenders across the country.”

 

Hawkeye Energy Holdings and its affiliates have 450 million gallons of ethanol production capacity located in Iowa. Hawkeye Renewables’ Iowa Falls and Fairbank facilities currently operate over 220 million gallons of ethanol production and Hawkeye Growth’s Menlo and Shell Rock plants, which will become operational in the second half of 2008, will add another 230 million gallons of production. Hawkeye is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.