M. Glen Kertz Position: President & CEO A prolific inventor and highly creative individual, Mr. Kertz has served as the founder of several private and public companies during his career, and holds over 20 U.S. and Foreign Patents in various fields that he has developed. In particular, his expertise in plant cell technologies spans over thirty years. Mr. Kertz's leadership includes involvement in corporate entities such as Gruppe Inc., AgirStar Inc., and Pagic Inc., a consulting company that provided expertise in agricultural technologies. Mr. Kertz also has an extensive background in the development of a wide range of other technologies and business in general. A world traveler he has consulted in over 90 countries and has been involved in numerous global projects to date.
F. George Orr Position: Chief Financial Officer, Secretary Treasurer and Director A Chartered Accountant, who has over twenty years in the public company administration, governance, audit procedures and reporting requirements. Mr. Orr is a Director of War Eagle Mining and Megawest Energy Corp.
Robert Wingo Position: Director Robert Wingo has been President & CEO of Sanders\Wingo, an award-winning Southwestern advertising agency since 1983. Mr. Wingo's leadership has been instrumental for clients like Farah USA, Fuddruckers, Dr. Scholl's, AT&T, United States Postal Service, Shell Oil and the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Wingo has received countless honors, including UTEP's 2002 Gold Nugget award and the Silver Medal award from the American Advertising Federation. Wingo was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas Economic Development Corporation. He also sits on the Holocaust Museum Board of El Paso and has been recognized by Black Enterprise in its annual B.E. 100's list for the past three years.
Naveen Aggarwal Position: Director Naveen Aggarwal is Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Active Intelligence Corp., a company that specializes in the systems integration of Oracle Retail's (Retek) retail solutions portfolio. Mr. Aggarwal has 24 years experience in the technology sector and embraces a philosophy of flexibility, diversity, adaptability and innovation grounded in the fundamental principal of building relationships and providing solutions to advance corporate goals. As Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Active Intelligence, Mr. Aggarwal established the company as the sole delivery partner for Oracle Retail (Retek) training for North America. Mr. Aggarwal has held senior level positions at many leading international companies including Sun Microsystems, Quest Software, Netscape Communications and Northern Telecom. Mr. Aggarwal received degrees in Neurophysiology and Mathematics/Computer Science at the University of Toronto.
George T. Stapleton, II : B.C.E. Position: Director Mr. Stapleton received his civil engineering degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1975 and is currently a director of E-T Energy Ltd., a company that is testing an electro-thermal in situ recovery system in the Athabasca Oil Sands and President and CEO of Megawest Energy Corp., a company that develops non-conventional oil production in the U.S. Mr. Stapleton has over thirty years of experience in energy infrastructure and project development worldwide and has held many officer and senior management positions.
Advisor to the Board
Tim Brock Position: Advisor to the Board, Finance & Business Planning Mr. Brock holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of British Columbia (1967) and has in-depth experience in seed capital funding, initial public offerings and sponsorship on Canadian and American Venture Exchanges. Since 1975, he has been a financial advisor to Sweetwater Capital, Britton Capital Corporation and West Peak Ventures of Canada Ltd. Previous and current engagements include Zoom Telephonic (NASD Zoom); Synenco Energy; War Eagle Mining Company (WAR CDN TSX exchange); Oilsands Quest (BQI - AMEX) formerly Canwest Petroleum Corporation; and Valcent Products Inc.
Valcent Manufacturing Ltd. - Management Team
Perry Martin Position: Executive Vice President -- Valcent Manufacturing Ltd. Over Mr. Martin's 30 year business career, he has held numerous senior and managerial positions, from a Naval Officer, management of Safety and Environmental Programs in public corporations, to Chief Operating Officer, partner and entrepreneur in multiple private ventures. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Louisiana State University, and among his many assets, Mr. Martin possesses invaluable expertise and depth in operational planning, human resources, risk management, financial management, and loss prevention.
Jack Potts Position: Vice President, Sales Consumer Products Through his leadership in various senior management roles at both The Ertl Company and Helen of Troy, Mr. Pott's background includes work with some of the most recognizable consumer brands in the world. With over 17 years of industry experience, he most recently led a team of professionals as Executive Brand Manager and Product Manager for a leading line of personal care appliances. In that role, he spearheaded the development and marketing strategies for some of the top selling personal care appliances in the United States and Canada. Mr. Potts brings a wealth of consumer products knowledge and management expertise to the company, and will be essential at facilitating the company's entry and sustainability in retail-market channels.
Forrest Ely Position: Chief Operations Officer -- Valcent Manufacturing Ltd. Email: Mr. Ely has an extensive background in Manufacturing, Operational Management and Product Development. At the beginning of his career, he learned the high stakes manufacturing process by working as a Quality Engineer at Plasticsource in El Paso Texas, a second tier supplier to the automotive industry. He developed his talents in the production of forward lighting for the Robert Bosch Corporation where he implemented and maintained quality production standards under the strict QS9000 guidelines. The production process knowledge that Forrest gained while working in the Automotive Industry led him to new opportunities which included establishing a production line for Honda in Juarez Mexico. Always with a mind on Innovation, he later joined the Product Development team at Nexgen, where he worked directly with large retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target and Kmart in assisting their product development in the housewares division. Mr. Ely is a graduate of the University of Texas at El Paso and also holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration. With over 15 years of experience in management, manufacturing, product development and design, his expertise and highly adaptable and creative style make him a major player in Valcent's future.
