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 |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Vice President, Manufacturing |
Current |
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 |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Vice President, Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Executive Officer |
Current |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Trimac Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Kik Tire , Inc |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| University of Saskatchewan |
B.Sc. In Civil Engineering |
Former |
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 |
| 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 |
Steve M. Hanni, Chief Financial Officer, was appointed as the CFO on a part-time basis during November 2002 and was appointed Secretary/Treasurer in November 2005. He has worked extensively with the Company over the past eight or nine years as an outside auditor or financial consultant. Mr. Hanni currently devotes approximately 30-40% of his time with the Company. He is also currently a partner in the accounting firm of Stayner, Bates & Jensen, PC in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was formerly an audit partner with HJ & Associates, LLC from 1997 to 2001 where he served as the Company's outside auditor. He received his BA from Weber State University in 1993 and an MA in Accounting from Weber State University in 1994. He has worked extensively with small public companies in numerous industries.