DIT AMCON Distributing Co

AMCON Distributing Company (AMEX:DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska based consumer products company, announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, Michael James, has resigned to become Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Gordmans, Inc., an Omaha based retailer, effective April 14. William Wright, Chairman of AMCON said, "We wish Mike all the best in his new role. Mike laid a foundation for strong accounting controls within AMCON. Hence, we will be able to move the financial side of our organization forward with the same intensity and attention to detail that has been our hallmark on other areas over the years. Kathleen Evans, AMCON's President noted, "Mike has generously offered to stay with us for a transitional period as we move forward on our plan to complete our SEC filings." James said, "I will certainly miss all my friends at AMCON, as well as our customers and vendors. My philosophy over the years was to build a deep bench and I am confident everyone in the organization is ready to step up to new responsibilities." The company has named Andrew Plummer as its acting Chief Financial Officer. Andy currently serves the Company as its Corporate Controller. Plummer has more than seven years of public accounting experience primarily with Deloitte & Touche LLP and approximately three years of experience in Controller and SEC compliance management positions. Wright noted, "Andy will work closely with Christopher Atayan our recently named Vice Chairman as we continue to implement our strategic plans." AMCON is a leading wholesale distributor of consumer products, including beverages, candy, tobacco, groceries, food service, frozen and chilled foods, and health and beauty care products with distribution centers in Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Chamberlin's Natural Foods, Inc. and Health Food Associates, Inc., both wholly-owned subsidiaries of The Healthy Edge, Inc., operate health and natural product retail stores in central Florida (6), Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma (4). The retail stores operate under the names Chamberlin's Market & Cafe and Akin's Natural Foods Market. Hawaiian Natural Water Company, Inc. produces and sells natural spring water under the Hawaiian Springs label in Hawaii and other foreign markets and purified bottled water on the Island of Oahu in Hawaii. The natural spring water is bottled at the source on the Big Island of Hawaii. Trinity Springs, Inc. produces and sells geothermal bottled water and a natural mineral supplement under the Trinity label. The water and mineral supplement are both bottled at the base of the Trinity Mountains in Paradise, Idaho, one of the world's deepest known sources. Visit AMCON Distributing Company's web site at: www.amcon.com