About | Senior Leadership

Mark Bateman : President and Chief Executive Officer

Mark Bateman brings with him over 25 years of experience in the renewable fuel industry; Mr. Bateman has a broad knowledge of renewable energy resources that include glycerin, methanol, biomass, and the biofuels markets. Mr.Bateman is adept at coordinating teams of diversely specialized professionals as evident in recent alternative energy projects including two biodiesel plants.

 

Tari Bateman : Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Tari Bateman has worked in Administration and as Grant Consultant before going to work for Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission in 2003 as a Certified Grant Administrator. While there she worked with non-profits, for-profits, community groups and government organizations and has guided them through project development, applications, budgets and the administration of community development grant projects. Her experience includes helping local government entities to leverage both private funds and public grants into projects like community infrastructure and libraries. In 2008 Tari went to work full-time with her husband Mark. She has been actively involved in the creation and administration of several companies within the renewable energy industry.

 

Catherine Thompson: Chief Financial Officer  

Catherine Thompson has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, with a focus on entrepreneurial ventures. Ms. Thompson has served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary and as a member of the Board of Directors since co-founding Matrixx Resource Holdings, Inc. , an oil and gas exploration company, in October 2002. In May 1995 she co-founded, and served as CFO and Secretary from May 1995 to February 1997 and again from January 2000 - July 2001, V2Commerce Corp., a software development company operating on the Application Service Provider model. From March 1997 to January 2000, Ms. Thompson was employed by Genetronics, Inc. as a strategic analyst, where she actively worked with the CEO to create a spin-off corporation for the company's dermatology product. Prior to Genetronics, Ms. Thompson was employed for six years as Controller of a retail/wholesale jewelry company. Ms. Thompson has a Masters of Science degree in Finance from San Diego State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Thompson passed the CPA exam in 1989. 

Ben Yantis : Board Member, Director

Ben Yantis has owned and operated Yantis Implement for 31 years. He bought and sold farm equipment from as far as Florida to California and Canada. He also farmed for 50 years raising corn, beans, cattle and Redenbacher popcorn.Ben serves on several boards of his Metea Baptist Church, as well as Tippecanoe Baptist Camp, Purdue's Baptist Home for Students, the World Missionary Press in New Paris, IN. He also was a director on the board for a local bank. Ben is presently serving on the board of directors of Global Outreach International in Tupelo, Mississippi. His interest in missionary work has taken him on 50 plus short-term mission trips around the world.