Corporate Officers
Steve Balmer – President and Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Balmer has been President and a director of the Company
since July 14, 2005. Mr. Balmer is also President and Chief Operating Officer of I.C.T.C. Holdings Corporation,
which operates its business under the banner name of the HERO Products Group, a 36-year old Vancouver-based
producer and distributor of equipment for the paint and retail markets of the coatings industry. Mr. Balmer formerly
held the position of President and Director of an international company selling equipment and chemicals to the
global coatings industry. Prior thereto, Mr. Balmer held the position of Executive Vice President of the HERO
Industries ("HERO Industries") division of Middlefield Bancorp Limited, a Toronto-based merchant bank trading
on the TSX, for 12 years.
Anthony Traub – Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
Mr. Traub has been Secretary and a director of the Company
since July 14, 2005. He is the founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of I.C.T.C. Holdings Corporation.
Prior thereto, he was a Director and the Founding Partner of a fund manager with $3.5 billion under management,
primarily in the income trust sector trading on the TSX. Mr. Traub is a Chartered Accountant and prior to 1979 was
involved in public practice.
Carlos deMelo – Vice President, Customer Service
Since November 1, 2004, Mr. deMelo has been
employed by the HERO products group of I.C.T.C. Prior thereto and since October 2001, he was employed by
HERO Industries. Prior thereto, Mr. deMelo had a 27-year career with ABC Dispensing Technologies. Over the
course of such career, he held the positions of Vice President of Customer Service, Regional Director and Sales
Manager. Mr. deMelo holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from California State University at
Long Beach and an Associate Degree in Electronics Engineering from United Electronics Institute in Akron, Ohio.
Drew Gagnier – Vice President, Marketing
Mr. Gagnier has been employed as the Vice President,
Marketing and the senior marketing and communications officer by the HERO products group of I.C.T.C. since
November 1, 2004. Prior thereto and since August 1998, he was employed by HERO Industries. Over the past
seven years, Mr. Gagnier has helped to shape and build I.C.T.C. into one of the leading suppliers of retail paint
equipment. Mr. Gagnier has a Bachelor of Business Administration and is a fourth level Certified General
Accountant.
Brian Morse – Vice President, Research and Development
Dr. Morse created the Company’s complete
line of Bio-Wash® products and the Company’s patented Selective Adhesive Release Agent (SARA) technology.
Prior to joining the Company in November 1999, he served as Chief Chemist for Gemini Packaging Ltd. where he
formulated and developed 200 products for the President’s Choice brand and the No Name brand for Real Canadian
Superstores. He also served as Chief Chemist for FMC Chemicals Ltd. and Warnock Hersey Consulting
Laboratories International. Dr. Morse has a degree in Organic Chemistry from Birkenhead Technical College of
Liverpool and holds a license with the Royal Institute of Chemists.
Richard Skeats – Vice President, Finance
Mr. Skeats has been employed by the HERO products group
of I.C.T.C. since November 1, 2004, involved in the management of the accounting and administrative areas of
I.C.T.C. Prior thereto and since 1991, he was employed by HERO Industries. Mr. Skeats is a Certified Management
Accountant.
Michael Sloan – Vice President, Sales – Industrial
Mr. Sloan has been employed by the Company since
2001 where he has directed a sales team of marine, industrial, consumer and aerospace specialists responsible for
sales in North America. Prior thereto, from 1996 to 2000, he was Vice President, International Operations of
Ameron Protective Coatings Group based in California where he directed a group of international specialists
responsible for annual sales of $100 million. Mr. Sloan has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from
Oregon State University.
Nicholas Bozikis - Financial Controller
Mr. Bozikis was appointed as Controller, Compliance of the
Company effective August 15, 2005. Mr. Bozikis is a Chartered Accountant with over five years experience as an
audit manager and advisor to businesses with a focus on the real estate and financial services industries. More
recently, Mr. Bozikis was the Senior Financial Analyst for a local biotechnology company. As Senior Financial
Analyst, he was responsible for financial reporting to the company’s shareholders. Mr. Bozikis is a member of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia.
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