John Collins | John Collins,
CEO
jcollins@verutek.com
Dr. Collins is co-founder with Dr. Hoag and Peter Perakos of
VeruTEK®. He received his Ph.D. in Soil Physical Chemistry from the
University of California (Riverside) in 1988. He has spent the last
15 years consulting to the Department of Defense/Energy/EPA and
Fortune 500 companies on environmental risk, remediation, insurance
cost recovery and liability. Dr. Collins is a well-known proponent
of green technologies in solving the worldwide legacy of industrial
contamination.
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George Hoag | George Hoag,
Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Director of Research and Development
ghoag@verutek.com
Dr. Hoag received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in
1983. He founded and directed the Environmental Research Institute
at the University of Connecticut until 2002. He has over 200
peer-reviewed scientific papers, 4 patents and is considered one of
the fathers of In Situ Chemical Oxidation (ISCO), Soil Vapor
Extraction and other environmental remediation methods.
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| Dan Socci,
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President
dsocci@verutek.com
Dan Socci leads the company's effort to capitalize on strong
market demand for its breakthrough technology while implementing
new processes which optimize VeruTEK's customer and reseller
engagement.
Prior to joining VeruTEK Dan gained over 20 years experience in
the Information Technology industry, most recently in Vice
President positions at Hewlett Packard. While at HP Dan was a
member of the leadership team for the $9 billion Technology
Services division. He was responsible for the development and
implementation of a number of initiatives to increase revenue,
profits and customer satisfaction. In addition, Dan was successful
in introducing new products to market and implementing new
go-to-market approaches worldwide, including emerging
markets.
Earlier is his career Dan had management responsibility for the
Compaq Computer Europe, Middle East & Africa region services
sales & marketing as well as management roles with Digital
Equipment Corporation headquarters and field operations.
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| John Wieczorek,
Chief Financial Officer
jwieczorek@verutek.com
Mr. Wieczorek has previously served as CFO of several technology
companies including Open Solutions, Inc., SS&C Technologies,
Inc., Caminus, Inc and Vantage Computer Systems, Inc.
During Mr. Wieczorek's tenure, each company achieved significant
annual growth.
At Open Solutions he helped lead the company in several private
offerings and the filing of an S-1. Mr. Wieczorek helped Caminus
through the merger of three companies and consulted on the combined
entity's initial public offering. With SS&C he managed their
successful initial public offering and several acquisitions. In
addition, at Vantage Computer Systems, Inc. Mr. Wieczorek helped
manage the company during significant periods of growth, resulting
ultimately in the sale of the company to Computer Sciences
Corporation
Mr. Wieczorek co-founded Financial Innovations, LLC, a consulting
practice specializing in providing executive financial advice to
growing technology companies and technology-focused venture capital
firms. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting
from Bentley College.
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| Douglas Anderson,
Chairman of the Board
Douglas Anderson serves as the Chairman of the Board. Mr.
Anderson is the former Chairman, CEO and President of Open
Solutions, Inc. (OSI), a leading provider of e-business and
software applications for community financial institutions.
OSI was acquired in January 2007 by private equity firms (The
Carlyle Group and Providence Equity Partners). In addition,
Mr. Anderson was President of Manchester Savings Bank before it was
sold to New Alliance Bank.
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| Mark Ain,
Director
Mark Ain serves as a director. Mr. Ain founded Kronos
Incorporated in 1977 and served as Kronos' Chairman and CEO through
2005 and continues to serve as its Executive Chairman. In
2007, Kronos was acquired by Hellman & Friedman Capital
Partners, a private equity firm. Mr. Ain has a BS in
electrical engineering from MIT and an MBA from the Simon School at
the University of Rochester. Mr. Ain serves as a director or
has served as a director for various public, private and charitable
organizations. These directorships include KVH Industries,
LTX Corporation, Walker Home & School, YMCA of Boston; Board of
Trustee member, University of Rochester, and Simon School Executive
Advisory Committee, University of Rochester.
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| Carlos Naudon,
Director
Carlos Naudon serves as a director. Mr. Naudon has served
as the President and CEO Banking Spectrum Inc. and partner Allister
& Naudon, counsellors at law, both since 1984. Mr. Naudon
received his Bachelors in economics and computer science from the
University of Maryland in 1972, his MBA (Accounting, Finance and
Operations Management) in 1974 from the University of Rochester and
his law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 1981. Mr. Naudon
is a retired Certified Public Accountant.
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