Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Board Member |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer. |
Former |
| Magna International Inc. |
Director of Technology Development |
Former |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Engineering Manager |
Former |
| Magna International Inc. |
parts supplier |
Former |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Research Scientist |
Former |
| West Virginia University |
Ph.D. (1970) degrees all in physics |
Former |
| West Virginia University |
Physics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
CEO, President |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Vice President Marketing |
Former |
Mr. Kapral joined us in April 2008 and brings to us a broad range of capabilities acquired during an extensive 25 year career in the tire and tire products industry. From 2001 to 2008, he was the General Manager of the Tire Division at Carpenter Company in Richmond, Virginia. Prior to that, from 1995 to 2001, he was Territory Manager for Bridgestone Firestone Tire. Mr. Kapral’s experience includes tire fill material manufacture and sales, retread manufacturing operations and consumer retail tire sales in tire product areas ranging from medium truck tires to off-the-road tires. He began his career working for his father in their retread shop, later moving into retail sales in their four store tire business located in Southern New York State.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
Anders Suarez joined us in October 2003 and has been our Chief Financial Officer since July 2004. Prior to joining us, from 1999 to 2003, Mr. Suarez worked as a project manager/senior consultant for ePartners, Inc., Phoenix Arizona, a leading provider of Microsoft-based business solutions for middle market companies. He received his B.S. in Finance from the University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona in 1995, and his M.B.A. from Thunderbird-The American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona in 1996.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
CFO & Treasurer |
Current |
| The University of Arizona |
B.S. In Finance |
Former |
| ePartners, Inc. |
Senior Consultant |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
General Counsel, Chief Admin Officer & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Taylor Associates |
Principal Attorney |
Former |
| The University of Tulsa |
J.D. |
Former |
| Utah State University |
B.S. In Political Science |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Vice President, Manufacturing |
Current |
| Ohio.Com |
|
Former |
| The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Inc. |
master tire carver |
Former |
Juan Manual “Manny” Chacon is our Chief Chemical Systems Formulator and Manager of Chemical
Systems Research and Development. Effective May 1, 2008, Mr. Chacon signed a 16 month consulting agreement
with us for compensation (annualized) of $150,000 with 50,000 options exercisable at $1.79 all vesting August 31, 2009. The agreement also includes payment of health insurance benefits. Mr. Chacon has been employed by us
since 1997 and has 22 years experience with polyurethane chemical systems formulation. From 1993 to 1996, he
was self employed as a consultant to various polyurethane product manufacturers. From 1985 to 1992, he was a
chemical systems formulator for UTI Chemicals, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of urethane chemicals located
in El Toro, California. While at UTI Chemicals, Inc., Mr. Chacon was directly involved in developing chemical
systems for several products, including roller skate and roller blade wheels, ski boots, shoe in-soles, motor mounts, bowling balls and floor tile systems. Mr. Chacon’s aggregate (cash and non-cash compensation) from us was $92,308, $100,000, and $198,335 for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Chief Chemical Systems Formulator and Manager of Chemical Systems Research and Development |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Senior Partner |
Current |
Managing Director, Oak Canyon Partners, LLC, a private equity fund providing consulting services and investment capital to special situation companies, both private and public since 2004. He previously served as a director and interim President of Amerityre Corporation from 2006 to 2007. He was a member of the Cox Group, a residential and commercial real estate firm, from 2005 to 2006 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Geneva Steel Holdings Corp. from 2001 to 2005. He is 50.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Joy Global, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer, Sweetwater Technologies |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Lead Outside Director |
Current |
| Joy Global, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Board Member |
Current |
| Joy Global, Inc. |
Member of the Cox Group |
Current |
| Geneva Steel Holdings Corp |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Amerityre Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Geneva Steel Holdings Corp |
President |
Former |
| Cox Group |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Geneva Steel Holdings Corp |
Director |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| Utah State University |
B.A. In Finance |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
Degree |
Former |
| Utah State University |
Degree |
Former |
| Cox Group |
Team Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Secretary, Treasurer |
Former |
| Arizona State University |
B.S. In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Premier Computing Technologies |
Consultant |
Current |
| US Metronets |
Chairman |
Current |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Littleton Co |
CEO |
Former |
| Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Littleton Co |
President |
Former |
| Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems |
President |
Former |
| Network Engineering |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Professional Services Ltd. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Systems Engineering |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Littleton Co |
Founder |
Former |
| Lockheed Martin Electronic Systems |
Founder |
Former |
| Super Computers Inc. |
Regional Systems Engineering Manager |
Former |
| Systems Engineering |
Corporate Officer |
Former |
| Professional Services Ltd. |
Corporate Officer |
Former |
| Network Engineering |
Corporate Officer |
Former |
| University of Utah |
Bachelor of Science In Finance |
Former |
Francis E. Dosal was elected to our board in November 2007. Mr. Dosal served as Clerk of the Court, the Chief Administrative Officer for the United States District Court, District of Minnesota from 1984 until his retirement from that position in 2003. From 1978 to 1984, he served as Deputy Court Administrator for the 4th Judicial District of Minnesota. From 1975 to 1978, he was Senior Staff Associate at the National Center for State Courts. From 1974 to 1975, he served as Chief Legislative Analyst for the Joint House/Senate Judicial Committee of the Florida Legislature. From 1961 to 1974, he was employed by the Florida Division of Mental Health as Human Resources Manager, Public Information Officer and Legislative Liaison. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Florida (1959) and a M.S. in Public Administration from Florida State University (1973).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Board Member |
Current |
| Tempo Enterprises |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| The American Stock Exchange LLC |
|
Former |
| TIAA-CREF |
|
Former |
| New York University |
MBA |
Former |
| St. Lawrence University |
B.A. |
Former |
| Lawrence University |
B.A. |
Former |
Wes Sprunk has been a director of the Company since May 2006. He has been the President of Tire Service Equipment Mfg., Inc. and Saf-Tee Siping & Grooving, Inc. since September 1998. The main office for these companies is in Phoenix, Arizona with manufacturing plants in Alamogordo, New Mexico and Monticello, Minnesota. Tire Service Equipment Mfg., Inc./Saf-Tee Siping & Grooving, Inc. manufactures automotive wheel service equipment and recycling equipment. It markets these products in the U.S. and foreign countries and presently has 300+ distributors. Wes Sprunk is also a Board member with Amerityre Corporation, a NASDAQ public company (NASDAQ: AMTY) located in Boulder City, Nevada. Amerityre specializes in urethane polycomposites and the company's mission is to replace rubber in most applications, including tires.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Amerityre Corporation |
Board Member |
Current |
| Skye Tankless Water Heaters |
Board of Directors |
Current |