EX-24.1 6 cenex025933_ex24-1.txt POWER OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of John D. Johnson, John Schmitz and David Kastelic his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to each act without the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-2 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed on the 5th day of November, 2002, by the following persons: Signature Title --------- ----- /s/ John D. Johnson President and Chief --------------------------------- Executive Officer John D. Johnson (principal executive officer) /s/ John Schmitz Executive Vice President and --------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer John Schmitz (principal financial officer) /s/ Jodell Heller Vice President and Controller --------------------------------- (principal accounting officer) Jodell Heller /s/ Steve Burnet Chairman of the Board --------------------------------- of Directors Steve Burnet /s/ Bruce Anderson Director --------------------------------- Bruce Anderson /s/ Robert Bass Director --------------------------------- Robert Bass /s/ Dennis Carlson Director --------------------------------- Dennis Carlson Signature Title --------- ----- /s/ Curt Eischens Director --------------------------------- Curt Eischens /s/ Robert Elliott Director --------------------------------- Robert Elliott /s/ Robert Grabarski Director --------------------------------- Robert Grabarski /s/ Jerry Hasnedl Director --------------------------------- Jerry Hasnedl /s/ Glen Keppy Director --------------------------------- Glen Keppy /s/ James Kile Director --------------------------------- James Kile /s/ Randy Knecht Director --------------------------------- Randy Knecht /s/ Leonard Larsen Director --------------------------------- Leonard Larsen /s/ Richard Owen Director --------------------------------- Richard Owen /s/ Duane Stenzel Director --------------------------------- Duane Stenzel /s/ Michael Toelle Director --------------------------------- Michael Toelle /s/ Merlin Van Welleghen Director --------------------------------- Merlin Van Welleghen /s/ Elroy Webster Director --------------------------------- Elroy Webster 2