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Catherine Fuhrman to Speed Product Introductions As New Product Manager at Advan LLC

July 11, 2007 –Catherine Fuhrman joins Advan LLC as product manager to help drive the introduction and management of new third-party crop protection products. To gain maximum market penetration, Fuhrman will accelerate entry of Advan’s bio- and conventional pest control products into the agricultural, turf and ornamental markets.

Advan COO Tim Damico said, “Cathy comes to us with a wealth of knowledge and experiences, including product, program and communications management, as well as other numerous skills, such as supervising brand and product promotion. All these experiences will add value to Advan and to our customers.”

Prior to her position with Advan, Fuhrman worked for three Kansas City companies. She served as product manager for PBI/Gordon Corporation, programs manager for AdFarm and held several positions with Bayer CropScience.

Fuhrman holds M.S. degrees in marketing and management from Rockhurst University and B.A. degrees in English and education from Avila University. An active member of the National Agri-Marketing Association, Fuhrman is a board member of the association’s MO-KAN chapter.

Fuhrman will fulfill her position with Advan from the Lee’s Summit, MO office.

Headquartered in Roswell, GA and operated from Columbia, MD, Advan LLC supplies plant protection products that fill specialty niches in the U.S. and Mexico agricultural and horticultural markets. Product brands include Cyd-X® insecticidal virus; Agree®, CryMax®, Deliver®, Javelin® and Lepinox® Bt bioinsecticides; Enforce™ insecticide; Azatin® and Neemix® insect growth regulator; Basamid® G granular soil fumigant; Echo®, Mefenoxam, ProPensity™, SoilGard®, Tee-Off™ and Trilogy® fungicides; and Atrazine, Cavalcade™, Eject™ and Sim-Trol® herbicides; Phyte-Off™ foliar fertilizer; in addition to the newly introduced Cocoon™ crop sunburn and heat stress protectant.

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