Airtech Hires New Chief Operating Officer.Business Editors DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000 Airtech International Group, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :AIRG) announced today the Company has hired Mr. R. John Harris as its Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . Mr. Harris will be joining President John Potter, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. C.J. Comu, and CFO See Chief Financial Officer. & General Counsel James Halter on the executive management team. R. John Harris, 49 was formerly the Director of Health Care Strategies for ICI Corporation. Mr. Harris has over 20 years of senior hospital management and consulting experience in both for profit/ non profit hospitals and health care related businesses. During his career in health care management, Mr. Harris has directed operations involving in excess of $60mm and raised over $16mm in bond financing for hospital projects. Mr. Harris has served on numerous health care boards and committees. He was one of four hospital CEO's of Hospital Corporation of America The Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) is the largest private operator of health care facilities in the world. It is based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States and is widely considered to be the single largest factor in making that city a hotspot for healthcare and Health Trust Inc. He has directed numerous medical/surgical hospitals to strong bottom line results. Mr. Harris stated, "I am very excited about my new role at Airtech. My immediate emphasis will be enhancing revenue driven opportunities and strategic relationships. I am also going to concentrate on alliances within the health care industry and help educate the medical, health departments and public school districts on the harmful effects of indoor airborne contamination and the benefits of the Airtech air sterilization product line." Airtech CEO C.J. Comu, commented, "The addition of John Harris to the management team is another significant chapter on the strategic growth of the Company. Airtech has been highly successful in dominating the hospitality, entertainment and B2B sales of its air purification product line. Our new and aggressive plans this year will move us towards positioning our products within the health care, school districts and law enforcement community." Airtech is also targeting sales efforts, to DME's, HME's, hospice care facilities, and home health care providers. Mr. Harris has a Bachelors of Science from Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. and a Masters of Hospital Administration from the University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System. . Mr. Harris is also a member of the Board of Directors of Airtech. Today, Airtech's primary focus is on schools, hotels, office buildings, casinos and medical facilities. Airtech International Group Inc., (www.airtechgroup.com), is a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. under the symbol (OTCBB:AIRG). Airsopure, Inc., (www.airsopure.com) is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Airtech, was founded in 1997 and has a number of franchisees throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. Investors may obtain more information by contacting the Company at Tel: 972/960-9400, Fax: 972/960-9395. The Company first achieved market recognition with its air purification technology by providing a simple solution using advanced technology and engineering allowing smokers and non-smokers to co-exist in restaurants and bars. Its corporate customers include: Southwest Airlines, Alphagraphic's, El Chico's, Bennigan's, TGI Friday's, Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steakhouses, Sullivan's, and many other companies. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Statements contained in this document which are not historical fact are forward-looking statements based upon management's current expectations that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in or implied by forward looking statements. These risks are described in the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1999 filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. |
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