M4 Sciences

The Board of Directors includes Board Chairman James Mann and the five outside members listed below. M4 Sciences Corporate Board of Directors serves as the Advisory Board of Directors for M4 Sciences LLC.

Mr. Becker emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1960 and built a successful electrical contracting company. In 1964, Mr. Becker became a joint venture Partner in C.W. Decker, a manufacturer of underground boring and tunneling equipment, where he invented and patented new construction equipment. In 1983, he joined Thielenhaus Microfinish Corp., a turnkey Microfinishing Machine Tool builder that serves the transportation, anti friction bearing, and medical apparatus industries in the United States. As Director of Process Development, he developed new equipment and process technologies for precision finishing and machining, including seven patents in his name. He currently leads marketing and sales for Thielenhaus as Director of Sales and Marketing and he recently filed patents for his invention of the Electro Chemical Finishing (ECF) machine. Mr. Becker is an expert in the field of machine tools and precision microfinishing processes. Maschinenfabrik Ernst Thielenhaus GmbH, the parent company, located in Wuppertal, Germany, has been in the machine tool business since 1909. The family enterprise is recognized internationally as a pioneer in high precision machining with annual sales exceeding $50 million. Mr. Becker’s formal education includes journeyman electrician training in Germany and a four-year technical training program in Germany.

Mr. Egenolf’s career began with the Allison Transmission company in 1984 as a Manufacturing Process Development and Quality Engineer. In 1989, he became a Sales Engineering for Marposs Corporation, an Italian manufacturer of computer controls and precision measurement systems for the machine tool industry. Mr. Egenolf led and developed technical sales for Marposs product lines in the state of Indiana. He later joined W.W. Grainger in 1993 as a Key Accounts Manager for large automotive customers. In 1997, Mr. Egenolf became President of the family-owned Egenolf Industrial Group and led the company to 100% sales growth in five years and recipient of the Indiana University’s growth 100 in both 2001 and 2003. With 25 years of industry technical and operations leadership experience, Mr. Egenolf led the transplant and start-up operations for Flexon USA, a domestic distributor for iwis, Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, the German based manufacturer of chains and drive systems. Under his leadership and direction, Flexon USA has grown from $1.5 million in revenue in 2001 to revenue exceeding $7.0 million in 2007. Mr. Egenolf holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from Indiana University.

Mr. Jeffery was instrumental in developing the first deep drawing synthetic lubricants more than 20 years ago and is still very much involved with driving environmental responsibility and improvement in the same market. IRMCO, a 93-year old family and employee-owned lubricant producer, is currently leading technology advances in the field of Advanced High Strength Steel forming improvements. As President and CEO, Mr. Jeffery led IRMCO’s business through dramatic industry changes that enabled the company to evolve and flourish as a non-oil based chemical manufacturing company. IRMCO has achieved breakthroughs in metal forming lubrication technology. With customers in more than 35 countries, IRMCO is known internationally as an innovator of environmentally focused advanced forming film and lubrication technologies. IRMCO has been recognized by Loyola University as one of Illinois’ top family businesses on three separate occasions and is the current sponsor of the metal stamping industry’s only environmental award. Mr. Jeffery has served as President of The Illinois President’s Association, Chairman of Purdue University’s Entrepreneurship Center, and Chairman of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association Environmental Council. He currently serves as vice chair of the Fabricated Metal Association Stamping Council and also serves on the board of Winning Workplaces who along with the Wall Street Journal recognizes the nations top small business workplaces each year. Mr. Jeffery is also a regular speaker at industry professional association conferences and workshops and has spoken at The Lake Forest Graduate School, Purdue University, and The Federal Reserve Bank about managing change and sustainability. In 2007 Mr. Jeffery was recognized by the Chicago Sun Times as one of Chicago’s “Best Bosses”. Mr. Jeffery holds a BA in Economics from Ripon College.

Mr. Sasanecki is considered by many to be an expert in machining process development and special devices for lathe machining. He is patent author. He founded and sustained Brookdale Associates, which specialized in CNC lathes, special device design, and high pressure coolant systems. After twenty years of successful growth, Brookdale was acquired by Marubeni-Citizen Cincom in 2007. Mr. Sasanecki holds BA a degree from Akron University.

After starting his career in 1996 as a Process Engineer in chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing, he later became a Senior Analyst at Eli Lilly and Company where he was responsible for strategic capital management and global treasury risk management. In 2006, Mr. Wischmeier was elected CIO of the Indiana Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) where he initiated and is leading changes in the management of $17 billion in defined benefit and defined contribution assets. In addition, he is developing and managing relationships with over 60 public investment firms and private market partnerships. Mr. Wischmeier is a Certified Financial Analyst and holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, MS Engineering Management, Northwestern University 2002, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering, and MBA, Northwestern University 2002, Kellogg School of Management.