| Board and Officers of the Company |
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(*denotes Board member)Tim EggarNon-Executive Chairman*Tim Eggar joined MyCelx as Non-Executive Chairman in June 2011. Mr. Eggar was a member of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1997 and served in a number of ministerial positions including Minster for Energy from 1992 to 1996. He has 29 years’ of extensive international experience in the oil and gas industry including being Global Head of ABN AMRO’s Global Energy Corporate Finance Group, Chief Executive Officer of Monument Oil and Gas plc, Chairman of Harrison Lovegrove, Chairman of Indago Petroleum plc, and non-executive director of Rockwell Petroleum Inc. He is currently Chairman of Nitol Solar Ltd., Chairman of Cape plc and 3 Legs Resources plc. Tim holds an MA from Cambridge University and is qualified as a barrister. Connie MixonChief Executive Officer*Connie joined MyCelx in 2004 and was responsible for rapidly developing the commercial and financial infrastructure to provide MyCelx products to a global customer base. Prior to joining MyCelx in 2004, Connie was Director for Global Markets for Deutsche Bank. Her career with investment banks included pioneering Deutsche Bank’s institutional presence in the southern region of the US. Before her tenure at Deutsche Bank, Connie was Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Connie holds an MBA from Emory University and a BA in politics from Wake Forest University. Connie is married to Mark Mixon, the Company’s Chief Business Development Officer and Senior Vice President. David PattilloChief Financial Officer*David joined MyCelx in June 2010 as the company was exploring ways to finance its growth, and was appointed CFO of MyCelx in January 2011. Prior to joining, David was CEO of PODO Technology and served as CFO of Harry’s Farmers Market, a company that he helped guide from start-up through an IPO on NASDAQ. David has public company reporting experience as CFO at Harry’s Farmers Market. David holds an MBA from the University of Georgia and a BS in Industrial Management from Clemson University. John Mansfield Sr.Founder and Non-Executive Vice Chairman*John co-founded the Company with Hal Alper in 1994, and was instrumental in the Company’s early development, providing funding and serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors until June 2011. John has extensive experience of the Oil and Gas industry, having founded Mansfield Oil Company in 1957, which is today one of the largest petroleum distributors in the United States. In 2010, Mansfield Oil was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 73rd largest private company in the United States with revenues of over $4 billion. John is Connie Mixon’s father. Haluk (Hal) AlperFounder, President and Chief Science Officer*Hal co-founded the Company with John Mansfield Sr. in 1994. An inventor of chemistries and chemical processes, Hal has been responsible for numerous patents, including 36 in MyCelx oil removal chemistry and related applications. He has led the research and development of the Company since inception. He has developed many products and processes currently in use in electrochemistry, polymer chemistry and environmental technology. A published author with over fifty scientific and technical papers to his credit, Hal is a member of numerous professional societies, including NYAS (New York Academy of Sciences), AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), ASNE (American Society of Naval Engineers), SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers), NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), AFS (American Filtration and Separation Society), ACS (American Chemical Society), AICHE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), WEF (Water Environmental Federation) and the Planetary Society. In addition to being a Director of the Company, Hal is co-chair of the Society of Naval Architects’ and Marine Engineers’ Technical and Research Committee panel (EC-3) on Oily Wastewater and Bilgewater, is on the editorial board of Filtration News Magazine and also serves on the technical advisory board of Environmental Protection Magazine. William Henry DongesChief Operating Officer*William (Bill) Donges served on the board of MyCelx from 2008 until 2011 when he accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer. He is the founder and CEO of MySnapCam and has previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of technology start-up companies and midsized manufacturing and material science companies. Bill is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and served six years on active duty and sixteen years in the Naval Reserves as Commanding Officer. Bill also holds an MBA from DePaul University/University of Detroit/Mercy. Ian R. JohnsonNon-Executive Director*Ian joined the Board of MyCelx in June 2011. From 1999 until 2006, Mr. Johnson was Chief Executive Officer of Biotrace International plc, a leading provider of rapid microbiology testing systems and reagents. Biotrace became a public company in 1993 and was listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange until its acquisition by 3M in December 2006. Mr. Johnson was the co-founder of Biotrace and, prior to becoming CEO, served as its Technical Director from 1988 to 1996, and as its Marketing and Development Director from 1996 to 1999. Since leaving Biotrace he has served as a director of a number of companies, including Chairman of Evans Analytical Group and AOI Medical Inc. both AIM listed companies. Mr. Johnson is currently Chairman of Finance Wales PLC and Celsis Group Ltd. and a non-executive director of life science companies, Lumora Ltd and Ruskinn Group. Mr. Johnson studied at University College Cardiff obtaining an Honours Degree and a M.Sc. by thesis in Microbiology. He is a chartered biologist, a member of the Institute of Biology and the Institute of Directors and is the author of numerous publications and patents in the field of rapid microbiology. Brian Kevin RochesterNon-Executive Director*Brian Rochester joined the board of MyCelx in 1998. He is currently the Executive Vice-President of Rochester Associates, a land surveying and civil engineering firm based in Gainesville, Georgia, and has extensive experience in marketing and business development for the firm throughout the United States and internationally. Mr. Rochester is a graduate of The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, where he graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1987. Dale ThreadgillNon-Executive Director*Professor Threadgill joined the board of MyCelx in 1998. He is currently the Director of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Georgia and holds a PhD in Engineering (Agricultural) from Auburn University, specialising in irrigation systems and water quality/conservation. He also has over 30 years’ experience working with inventors and intellectual property. Mark MixonChief Business Development Officer and Senior Vice PresidentMark Mixon joined MyCelx in July 2010, having previously been the National Sales Manager for Commercial and Industrial accounts for Mansfield Oil Company. Mr. Mixon brings over 20 years of sales experience in downstream petroleum distribution marketing to some of the largest end-user accounts in the US. He led the growth of the commercial and industrial division of Mansfield Oil to over $2 billion in annual sales. Mark has a BS in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Georgia State University. |