JOSEPH V. VITTORIA was appointed to the Puradyn Board of Directors as Chairman on February 8, 2000 and to the office of Chief Executive Officer on October 24, 2006.  Mr. Vittoria was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Travel Services International, Inc. where he served since 1998.  From 1987 to 1997, Mr. Vittoria served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avis, Inc., and was its President and Chief Operating Officer from 1982 to 1987.  Mr. Vittoria also serves on the Board of Directors of several companies, including Autoeurope, Inc.

KEVIN G. KROGER joined the Company July 3, 2000 as President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to the Board of Directors in November 2000.   Mr. Kroger was with Detroit Diesel Corporation from 1989 to the time he joined Puradyn, serving in various executive positions prior to his appointment in 1998 to the position of Vice President and General Manager of Series 30/40 Product.  From 1987 to 1989 he was Vice President of R.E.S. Leasing and of VE Corporation.  Prior to this, from 1971 to 1987, Mr. Kroger held several management positions with Caterpillar Corporation.

CINDY L. GIMLER previously held the position of Accounting Manager with the Company from October 2003 through October 2004.  In February 2005 she was appointed as Chief Financial Officer.  Prior to her employment with the Company, from October 2004 through February 2005, she served as Controller of Bio-Engineered Supplements & Nutrition, Inc., a nutrition products company.  Ms. Gimler also served as CFO of Universal Jet Aviation, a private jet charter company, from August 2000 through July 2003 and as Accounting Manager for Singer Asset Finance Co., LLC from July 1999 through August 2000.  From November 1989 through August 2000 she was employed as an Accountant and Financial Analyst for Oxbow Corporation, an energy finance company.  Ms. Gimler received a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University and is a CPA in the State of Florida.

ALAN J. SANDLER joined the Company in June 1998 as President, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, and Director.  In January 2000, he became Vice President and resigned from the positions of President and Chief Operating Officer.  In March 2001, he resigned as Chief Financial Officer.  From August 2001 until resignation in March 2002, Mr. Sandler resumed the position of Chief Financial Officer.  From 1995 until 1997 Mr. Sandler served as President and Chief Executive Officer to Hood Depot, Inc., a national restaurant supply manufacturer and distributor.   From 1979 to 1995 he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sandler & Sons Dental Supply Company, a regional dental supply and equipment distributor. Previous to this position he was a Vice President of Gardner Advertising Company, a national advertising agency.  Mr. Sandler was appointed as a Director of TF Purifiner Ltd. in 1999 through 2000. Effective December 16, 2004, Mr. Sandler did not seek re-election to the Board of Directors at the 2004 Annual Meeting. 

LIEUTENANT GENERAL (RETIRED) JOHN S. CALDWELL was appointed to the Puradyn Board of Directors on August 25, 2005 and is also the Charman of the Compensation Committee.    Gen. Caldwell served as the Army’s top ranking officer for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology when he retired in January 2004.  Also served as Director of the 50,000-person Army Acquisition Workforce, responsible for personnel development and training policy and key assignment recommendations.  Prior to these positions, Gen. Caldwell served as the Commanding General of the US Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), in which capacity he developed, fielded and supported lethality, survivability and mobility capabilities for approximately 70% of the Army’s ground force. Served 4 years as the Project Manager, Abrams Tank System, leading R&D, production, quality assurance, procurement and logistical support of the Army’s tank program, a $600 million R&D, $15 billion procurement program with major international components.   General Caldwell currently works as Senior Vice-President of QSS Group, an IT services company supporting Federal agencies.  General Caldwell holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science from the US Military Academy, West Point, in New York; Master in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

CHARLES W. WALTON, PhD. was appointed to the Puradyn Board of Directors on August 25, 2005 and is a member of the Audit Committee.  Dr. Walton is Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Wastequip, Inc., which he founded in 1989 with the goal of consolidating the equipment segment of the waste management industry.  As a result of over twenty-five successful acquisitions and internal growth, Wastequip is now the largest supplier of equipment in the industry with approximately $500 million in sales and 34 manufacturing plants in North America. It was recently purchased by Odyssey Investor Partners, a private equity firm headquartered in New York.  Prior to founding Wastequip, Dr. Walton was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sudbury, Inc., a Fortune 500 diversified manufacturing company, which he co-founded in 1983.  In 1987, he was awarded the Dively Entrepreneurship Award by Case Western Reserve Weather head School of Management and the Harvard Business School Club of Cleveland.  Dr. Walton holds the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and PhD. in economics from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C

FORREST D. HAYES was appointed to the Board of Directors at in 2005; Chairman of Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Hayes served as Vice President and CFO of Wastequip, Inc., a privately owned manufacturer of waste equipment in 1990 and 1991, and from 1992 to 2000, as a member of the Wastequip Board of Directors.  Mr. Hayes was President and CEO of Brittany Corporation, a privately owned manufacturer of auto/truck parts from 1992 to 2000, and as Vice-Chairman through 2003.  Prior to this, Mr. Hayes served as a CPA with Arthur Andersen from 1954 to 1990 in various capacities including Managing Partner of Cleveland and Cincinnati, Ohio offices.  Currently serves on the boards of Polychem Corporation and The Town and Country Trust.

DOMINICK TELESCO was appointed to the Puradyn Board of Directors on December 19, 2006.  In addition to Puradyn, Mr. Telesco also serves on the Boards of Lydian Private Bank and the Palm Beach County Cultural Council.  Mr. Telesco is Chairman of the Board of 3 Logistics Corporation and Datelco, Inc.  Mr. Telesco is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Palm Beach Branch of John Hopkins Hospital; and President of Boxwood Association, Inc.

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