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Exhibit 10.54 -- OFFICER AND DIRECTOR AGREEMENT

   This Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into by and between Trezac
Holdings Corporation, a Texas corporation (the "Company") Paul R. Taylor
("Chairman and Chief Executive Officer") as of this day of Wednesday,
February 12, 2003 replaces and supercedes the previous agreement that
Paul R Taylor has with the Company

   The Company and Paul Taylor are sometimes referred to herein individually
as a "Party" and together as the "Parties."

   WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to hire Paul Taylor to serve as the
Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO for the Company and its subsidiaries
under the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

   WHEREAS, Paul Taylor desires to be engaged as Executive Chairman and CEO
for the Company under the terms and conditions set forth herein.

   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1) TERM.  The Company hereby engages Paul Taylor as CEO and Executive Chairman
to the Company and each of its subsidiaries and Paul Taylor accepts such
engagement commencing on January 9, 2003 and continuing for a term of three (3)
years thereafter (the "Term").

The Term may be extended by agreement of the Parties on mutually acceptable
terms and conditions.

o  Duties as Executive Chairman. During the Term, Paul Taylor
   shall oversee and direct all activities related to the publicly-
   held status of the Company to include among other duties typical
   to such office:

     Capital Markets Development ;
     a. Sourcing and Funding both Debt and Equity
     b. Institutional Investor Development
     c. Investor Relations/Public Relations and Spokesperson to
        Broker and Institutional Meetings and Seminars;
     d. Analyst Coverage Development; and
     e. Formation of the Companies Board and all functions of the
        Board
     f. Counsel to Acquisition Program
     g. Leading role in Acquisition Team

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2) SALARY /COMPENSATION /BONUS

o  The base salary of $150,000 per year by payment of $150,000 of
   compensation in cash payable in installments according to the Company's
   regular payroll schedule.
o  Taylor shall have irrevocable eligibility for annual increases of the
   base salary to a maximum of 5% per year, but not decreases, at the
   discretion of the Board.
o  Taylor's annual bonus is equal to maximum of 500% of the Chairman's
   annual salary at the discretion of the Board.
o  The Company agrees to pay to Taylor 2,108,781 common shares restricted
   under rule 144 upon the completed acquisition of Millagro SRL.
o  The Company agrees to compensate Taylor with common stock upon any
   subsequent acquisitions to a maximum of 10% of each acquisition price when
   paid in stock, or stock to the value of a maximum of 10% in each occurrence
   if acquisition is paid for in cash.

3) BENEFITS

o  Holidays. Taylor will be entitled to at least fourteen (14) paid
   holiday days and (15) personal days each calendar year.
o  Company will notify Taylor on or about the beginning of each calendar
   year with respect to the holiday schedule for the coming year.
o  Personal holidays, if any, will be scheduled in advance subject to
   requirements of the Company. Such holidays must be taken during the
   calendar year and cannot be carried forward into the nets year.
o  Sick Leave. Taylor shall be entitled to sick leave and emergency leave
   according to the regular policies and procedures of the Company.
   Additional sick leave or emergency leave over and above paid leave provided
   by the Company, if any, shall be unpaid and shall be granted at the
   discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company.
o  Medical and Group Life Insurance. The Company agrees to include
   Taylor, Spouse, present and future children in the group medical and
   hospital plan of the Company and provide group life insurance for Taylor at
   no charge to Taylor in the amount of ten times the annual salaried income
   during this Agreement. Taylor shall be responsible for payment of any
   federal or state income tax imposed upon these benefits.
o  D&O Insurance.  The Company will provide D&O insurance commensurate with
   $10,000,000 of risk.
o  Pension and Profit Sharing Plans. Taylor shall be entitled to
   participate in any pension or profit sharing plan or other type of plan
   adopted by the Company for the benefit of its officers and/or regular
   employees.
o  Expense Reimbursement. Taylor shall be entitled to reimbursement for
   all reasonable expenses, including travel and entertainment, incurred by
   Taylor in the performance of duties. Taylor will maintain records and
   written receipts as required by the Company's policy and reasonably
   requested by the Board of Directors to substantiate such expenses.

   4) TERMINATION.

a.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event Taylor
    intentionally breaches a material provision of this Agreement (for
    purposes hereof, the covenants in Sections 6, 7 and 8 shall be deemed to
    be material provisions), the Company shall have the right to terminate
    this Agreement by giving Taylor written notice thereof (and such
    termination shall be effective upon the date of such notice).

b.  On or after Term of contract, either Party may terminate this Agreement
    at any time by giving written notice to the other (and such termination
    shall be effective ten (10) business days after the date of such notice,
    unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties).

c.  The Company's right of termination shall be in addition to and shall not
    affect its rights and remedies under Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 hereof, and
    such rights and remedies under such Sections shall survive termination
    of this Agreement.

d.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms
    hereof, Taylor shall have the right to receive all compensation for any
    period subsequent to the date of such termination, except for any pro
    rated amounts earned prior to such termination, and all rights of Taylor
    to receive compensation for any period subsequent to the date of such
    termination shall be effective in their entirety.

e.  In the event of termination for cause or not for cause, all stock held
    by Taylor will be deemed fully vested under rule 144 and the Company
    will provide a legal opinion at the Company's expense stating such 144
    stock held by Taylor is fully vested, and remove legend accordingly.

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5) NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS.

Without the prior consent of the Company, Taylor shall not, for a
period extending from the date hereof and continuing for so long as
Taylor is receiving payments from the Company for services provided
hereunder, directly or indirectly, be employed in any capacity by,
serve as an employee, agent, officer or director of, serve as
advisor to, or otherwise participate in the management or operation
of, any person, firm, corporation or other entity of any kind
(collectively, a "Person") which engages in any facet of the
business of Moldovan industry.

6) CONFIDENTIALITY. Taylor shall not, at any time, divulge to any
Person (as defined in Section 6 above), other than to employees of
the Company and its affiliates who have a need to know such
information in connection with the performance of their duties on
behalf  of the Company and except as required by law, any
confidential, proprietary or privileged information to which Taylor
becomes privy during the Term, including, without limitation,
information  relating  to  the financial condition, business,
operations, or method of business of the Company or its affiliates,
customer  and  supplier  information,  independent  contractor
information, know-how, trade-secrets, procedures, litigation or
other confidential  information regarding the affairs of the
Company, or any of its  officers,  directors,  stockholders,
subsidiaries, affiliates, customers or suppliers ("Confidential
Information").

Confidential Information does not include any information that (i)
is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a
result of a disclosure by Taylor or anyone to whom Taylor transmits
the Confidential Information in accordance with this Agreement, or
(ii) becomes available to Taylor on a non-confidential basis from a
source other than the Company or its affiliates.

7) NONSOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES.  Taylor shall not, for a period
extending from the date hereof and continuing for so long as Taylor
is receiving payments from the Company for services provided
hereunder, directly or indirectly, solicit, interfere with, employ
or retain in any other capacity any employee of the Company or any
of its affiliates, nor permit, encourage or allow any entity in
which the Taylor owns, directly or indirectly, more than a 5%
equity or proprietary interest or the right or option, legally or
beneficially, directly or indirectly, to acquire or own any stock
or other proprietary or equity interest, to solicit, interfere
with, employ or retain in any other capacity any employee of the
Company or any of its affiliates.

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8) REMEDIES.  Taylor acknowledges and agrees that (a) the covenants contained
in Sections 6, 7 and 8 hereof are reasonable in content and scope, are entered
into by Taylor in partial consideration for the compensation to be paid to
Taylor hereunder and are a necessary and material inducement to the Company to
go forward with the engagement contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) the
services and agreements to be performed hereunder by Taylor are of a unique,
special and extraordinary character, and that a breach by Taylor  of any
covenants contained in Sections 6, 7 and 8 above would result in irreparable
damage to the Company and its affiliates which may be unascertainable.
Accordingly, Taylor agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened
breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6, 7 and 8, the Company
and its affiliates shall be entitled, in addition to money damages and
reasonable attorneys' fees and the right, in the Company's sole and absolute
discretion, to terminate this Agreement, to seek an injunction or other
appropriate equitable relief to prevent such breach or any continuation thereof
in any court of competent jurisdiction.

9) INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Taylor from
and against any claims, judgments, liabilities, obligations, expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees) and costs incurred by Paul Taylor that
arise from the performance by Taylor of services for the Company in accordance
with the terms hereof, to the extent that (i) Taylor acted in good faith and
in a manner which Taylor reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the
best interests of the Company, and (ii) with respect to any criminal proceeding,
Taylor had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.

10) NOTICES.  All notices or other communications in connection with this
Agreement shall be in writing and may be given by personal delivery or mailed,
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid or by a nationally
recognized overnight courier to the Parties at the addresses set forth below
(or at such other address as one Party may specify in a notice to the other
Party):

Paul Taylor
20509 Meeting Street
Boca Raton Fl 33434

11) GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

12) ATTORNEYS' FEES. The Parties agree that, if any action is instituted to
enforce this Agreement, the Party not prevailing shall pay to the prevailing
Party all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred
by such prevailing party in connection with such action. If both Parties
prevail in part in such action, the court or  arbitrator(s) shall allocate
the financial responsibility for such costs and expenses.

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13) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS.  This Agreement represents the entire
agreement between the Parties with respect to the matters addressed herein and
supersedes all prior negotiations, representations or agreements between the
Parties, either written or oral, on the subject matter hereof. This Agreement
may not be amended, modified, altered or rescinded except upon a written
instrument designated as an amendment to this Agreement and executed by both
Parties hereto.

14) SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this Agreement, or part thereof, is
held invalid, void or voidable as against public policy or otherwise, the
invalidity shall not affect other provisions, or parts thereof, which may be
given effect without the invalid provision or part. If any provisions of this
Agreement shall be held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical
scope, activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting or
reducing the same so as to render such provision enforceable to the extent
compatible with applicable law.

15) WAIVER. Failure on the part of the Company to exercise any right or option
arising out of a breach of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any
right or option with respect to subsequent or different breach, or the
continuation of any existing breach.

16) COUNTERPARTS; TELECOPIED SIGNATURES.  This Agreement may be executed in
one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of
which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
Signatures may be exchanged by telecopy and the originals shall be exchanged
by overnight mail.  Each of the Parties agrees that it will be bound by it
telecopied signature and that it accepts the telecopied signature of the other
Party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and
date first above written.

By /s/ Paul Taylor
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Paul Taylor
Wednesday, February 12, 2003

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<PAGE>Exhibit 10.55  --  OFFICER AND DIRECTOR AGREEMENT - ESPER GULLATT JR

   This Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into by and between Trezac
Holdings Corporation, a Texas corporation (the "Company") Esper Gullatt, Jr.
("Director") as of this day of Wednesday, February 12, 2003 replaces and
supercedes the previous agreement that Esper Gullatt has with the Company

   The Company and Esper Gullatt are sometimes referred to herein individually
as a "Party" and together as the "Parties."

   WHEREAS, the Board of Directors desires to hire Gullatt to serve as the
Director for the Company and its subsidiaries under the terms and conditions
set forth herein; and

   WHEREAS, Gullatt desires to be engaged as a Director for the Company under
the terms and conditions set forth herein.

   NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

1) TERM.  The Company hereby engages Gullatt as Director to the Company and each
of its subsidiaries and Gullatt accepts such engagement commencing on January 9,
2003 and continuing for a term of three (3) years thereafter (the "Term").

The Term may be extended by agreement of the Parties on mutually acceptable
terms and conditions.

Duties:  During the Term, Gullatt shall oversee and direct all activities
related to the Auditing and Accounting processes of the Holding Company, as
well as oversight of all Auditing and Accounting processes in the Company's
subsidiaries.

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2) SALARY /COMPENSATION /BONUS

o  The base salary of $110,000 per year by payment of $110,000 of
compensation in cash payable in installments according to the Company's
regular payroll schedule.

o  Gullatt shall have irrevocable eligibility for annual increases of the
base salary to a maximum of 3% per year, but not decreases, at the
discretion of the Board.

o  Gullatt's annual bonus is equal to maximum of 400% of the annual salary
at the discretion of the Board.

o  The Company agrees to pay to Gullatt 1,917,074 common shares
restricted under rule 144 upon the completed acquisition of Millagro SRL.

o  The Company agrees to compensate Gullatt with common stock upon any
subsequent acquisitions to a maximum of 6% of each acquisition price when
paid in stock, or stock to the value of a maximum of 6% in each occurrence
if acquisition is paid for in cash.

3) BENEFITS

o  Holidays. Gullatt will be entitled to at least ten (10) paid holiday
   days and (10) personal days each calendar year.

o  Company will notify Gullatton or about the beginning of each calendar
   year with respect to the holiday schedule for the coming year.

o  Personal holidays, if any, will be scheduled in advance subject to
   requirements of the Company. Such holidays must be taken during the
   calendar year and cannot be carried forward into the nets year.

o  Sick Leave. Gullatt shall be entitled to sick leave and emergency
   leave according to the regular policies and procedures of the Company.
   Additional sick leave or emergency leave over and above paid leave provided
   by the Company, if any, shall be unpaid and shall be granted at the
   discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company.

o  Medical and Group Life Insurance. The Company agrees to include
   Gullatt, Spouse, present and future children in the group medical and
   hospital plan of the Company and provide group life insurance for Gullattat
   no charge to Gullatt in the amount of ten times the annual salaried income
   during this Agreement.  Gullatt shall be responsible for payment of any
   federal or state income tax imposed upon these benefits.

o  D&O Insurance. The Company will provide D&O insurance commensurate with
   $10,000,000 of risk.

o  Pension and Profit Sharing Plans. Gullatt shall be entitled to
   participate in any pension or profit sharing plan or other type of plan
   adopted by the Company for the benefit of its officers and/or regular
   employees.

o  Expense Reimbursement. Gullatt shall be entitled to reimbursement for
   all reasonable expenses, including travel and entertainment, incurred by
   Gullatt in the performance of duties.  Gullatt will maintain records and
   written receipts as required by the Company's policy and reasonably
   requested by the Board of Directors to substantiate such expenses.

   4) TERMINATION.

a.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event
    Gullatt intentionally breaches a material provision of this Agreement
    (for purposes hereof, the covenants in Sections 6, 7 and 8 shall be
    deemed to be material provisions), the Company shall have the right to
    terminate this Agreement by giving Gullatt written notice thereof (and
    such termination shall be effective upon the date of such notice).

b.  On or after Term of contract, either Party may terminate this Agreement
    at any time by giving written notice to the other (and such termination
    shall be effective ten (10) business days after the date of such notice,
    unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties).

c.  The Company's right of termination shall be in addition to and shall not
    affect its rights and remedies under Sections 6, 7, 8 and 9 hereof, and
    such rights and remedies under such Sections shall survive termination
    of this Agreement.

d.  In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms
    hereof, Gullatt shall have the right to receive all compensation for any
    period subsequent to the date of such termination, except for any pro
    rated amounts earned prior to such termination, and all rights of
    Gullatt to receive compensation for any period subsequent to the date of
    such termination shall be effective in their entirety.

e. In the event of termination for cause or not for cause, all stock held
   by Gullatt will be deemed fully vested under rule 144 and the Company
   will provide a legal opinion at the Company's expense stateing such 144
   stock held by Gullatt is fully vested, and remove legend accordingly.

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5) NON-COMPETITION AGREEMENTS.
Without the prior consent of the Company, Gullatt shall not, for a
period extending from the date hereof and continuing for so long as
Gullatt is receiving payments from the Company for services
provided hereunder, directly or indirectly, be employed in any
capacity by, serve as an employee, agent, officer or director of,
serve as advisor to, or otherwise participate in the management or
operation of, any person, firm, corporation or other entity of any
kind (collectively, a "Person") which engages in any facet of the
business of Moldovan industry.

6) CONFIDENTIALITY. Gullatt shall not, at any time, divulge to any
Person (as defined in Section 6 above), other than to employees of
the Company and its affiliates who have a need to know such
information in connection with the performance of their duties on
behalf  of the Company and except as required by law, any
confidential,  proprietary or privileged information to which
Gullatt becomes privy  during  the  Term, including, without
limitation, information relating to the financial  condition,
business, operations, or method of business of the Company or its
affiliates,  customer  and  supplier  information, independent
contractor  information,  know-how, trade-secrets,  procedures,
litigation or other confidential information regarding the affairs
of the Company, or any of its officers, directors, stockholders,
subsidiaries, affiliates, customers or suppliers ("Confidential
Information").

Confidential Information does not include any information that (i)
is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a
result of a disclosure by Gullatt or anyone to whom Gullatt
transmits the Confidential Information in accordance with this
Agreement, or (ii) becomes available to Gullatt on a non-
confidential basis from a source other than the Company or its
affiliates.

7) NONSOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. Gullatt shall not, for a period
extending from the date hereof and continuing for so long as
Gullatt is receiving payments from the Company for services
provided hereunder, directly or indirectly, solicit, interfere
with, employ or retain in any other capacity any employee of the
Company or any of its affiliates, nor permit, encourage or allow
any entity in which the Gullatt owns, directly or indirectly, more
than a 5% equity or proprietary interest or the right or option,
legally or beneficially, directly or indirectly, to acquire or own
any stock or other proprietary or equity interest, to solicit,
interfere with, employ or retain in any other capacity any employee
of the Company or any of its affiliates.

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8) REMEDIES. Gullatt acknowledges and agrees that (a) the covenants contained
in Sections 6, 7 and 8 hereof are reasonable in content and scope, are entered
into by Gullatt in partial consideration for the compensation to be paid to
Gullatt hereunder and are a necessary and material inducement to the Company to
go forward with the engagement contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) the
services and agreements to be performed hereunder by Gullatt are of a unique,
special and extraordinary character, and that a breach by Gullatt of any
covenants contained in Sections 6, 7 and 8 above would result in irreparable
damage to the Company and its affiliates which may be unascertainable.
Accordingly, Gullatt agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened
breach of any of the covenants contained in Sections 6, 7 and 8, the Company
and its affiliates shall be entitled, in addition to money damages and
reasonable attorneys' fees and the right, in the Company's sole and absolute
discretion, to terminate this Agreement, to seek an injunction or other
appropriate equitable relief to prevent such breach or any continuation
thereof in any court of competent jurisdiction.

9) INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless
Gullatt from and against any claims, judgments, liabilities,
obligations, expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) and
costs incurred by Gullatt that arise from the performance by
Gullatt of services for the Company in accordance with the terms
hereof, to the extent that (i) Gullatt acted in good faith and in a
manner which Gullatt reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed
to, the best interests of the Company, and (ii) with respect to any
criminal proceeding, Gullatt had no reasonable cause to believe the
conduct was unlawful.

10) NOTICES.  All notices or other communications in connection
with this Agreement shall be in writing and may be given by
personal  delivery or mailed, certified mail, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid or by a nationally recognized overnight
courier to the Parties at the addresses set forth below (or at such
other address as one Party may specify in a notice to the other
Party):

ESPER GULLATT JR

11) GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

12) ATTORNEYS' FEES. The Parties agree that, if any action is
instituted to enforce this Agreement, the Party not prevailing
shall pay to the prevailing Party all costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by such prevailing party in
connection with such action. If both Parties prevail in part in
such action, the court or  arbitrator(s) shall allocate the
financial responsibility for such costs and expenses.

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13) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS.  This Agreement represents the
entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the matters
addressed herein and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations
or agreements between the Parties, either written or oral, on the
subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be amended, modified,
altered or rescinded except upon a written instrument designated
as an amendment to this Agreement and executed by both Parties
hereto.

14) SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this Agreement, or part
thereof, is held invalid, void or voidable as against public policy
or otherwise, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions, or
parts thereof, which may be given effect without the invalid
provision or part. If any provisions of this Agreement shall be
held to be excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope,
activity or subject, such provisions shall be construed by limiting
or reducing the same so as to render such provision enforceable to
the extent compatible with applicable law.

15) WAIVER. Failure on the part of the Company to exercise any
right or option arising out of a breach of this Agreement shall not
be deemed a waiver of any right or option with respect to
subsequent or different breach, or the continuation of any existing
breach.

16) COUNTERPARTS; TELECOPIED SIGNATURES.  This Agreement may be
executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original but all of which when taken together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.  Signatures may be exchanged by
telecopy and the originals shall be exchanged by overnight mail.
Each of the Parties agrees that it will be bound by it telecopied
signature and that it accepts the telecopied signature of the other
Party.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of
the day and date first above written.

By _____________________
Esper Gullatt Jr

By ________________________
Paul Taylor

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