Effective January 1, 2004, Mike James, CPA will be appointed to the position of Controller for INCOTEC, Integrated Coating and Seed Technology, Inc., in Salinas, California.  Mike is a highly qualified audit and consulting manager with eight years of financial audit, management and controller experience.

Mike graduated from The University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts in Business/Economics. Mike is a Certified Public Accountant. Mike’s family heritage is from the Salinas area. He has worked in the seed industry and is very familiar with it.

Mike and his wife Mary have a beautiful daughter Emma.

Mr. David Pickenpaugh, President of INCOTEC in North America states, “we are very please Mike has accepted this position and we know his knowledge and experience will help us reach our goals”.

INCOTEC is a worldwide leader in coating and seed technology serving the vegetable, ornamental and agronomic seed business.