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Michael J. Zimmerman is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ContiGroup Companies Inc. (ContiGroup) and President of its ContiInvestments subsidiary. Formerly the Continental Grain Company ContiGroup is a diversified international agribusiness company headquartered in New York City. Mr. Zimmerman is responsible for the financial and strategic initiatives within ContiGroup�s established operations as well as investment activities in new and related areas.
Prior to joining Continental Grain in 1996 Mr. Zimmerman was a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers where he held numerous senior-level positions in the company�s investment banking and firm investment areas. His responsibilities included leading the firm�s mergers and acquisitions acting as Chairman of Salomon�s Capital Commitments and Screening Committees and supervising important investment banking transactions and client relationships.
Mr. Zimmerman is a Director at Financial Federal Corporation and also serves as Chairman of Premium Standard Farms Inc. a majority-owned affiliate of ContiGroup. He is active in several educational religious and philanthropic organizations.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College and is an honors graduate of Harvard Business School where he received a Master of Business Administration degree. Mr. Zimmerman has been a member of the OSG Board since 2000 was appointed Chairman in 2004 and is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. | 