Raser Technologies, Inc. Adds Mr. Reynold Roeder to Board Of Directors.PROVO, Utah -- Raser Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :RSTG) ("Raser"), a technology licensing company that develops and licenses advanced electric motor, electric motor drive and related technologies, today announced the addition of Mr. Reynold Roeder to its Board of Directors. Mr. Roeder is currently Chief Executive Officer and Co-Owner of LECTRIX, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , with offices in Calgary, Alberta, and Portland, Oregon. LECTRIX is developing merchant electrical transmission projects throughout North America. Mr. Roeder is also the Principal and Owner of Roeder & Company LLC, a consulting firm specializing in energy-related matters and tax credit transactions. Mr. Roeder brings to Raser extensive experience in public accounting, SEC reporting and business management. From 1981 to 1990, he held various positions with Deloitte & Touche and obtained CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. certifications in the states of Oregon, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and California. While at Deloitte & Touche, he spent three years on the Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (commonly referred to as KKR) is a New York City-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on late-stage leveraged buyouts. It was founded in 1976 by Jerome Kohlberg, Jr., and cousins Henry Kravis and George R. & Co. account where he gained a wealth of experience in technical accounting issues, financial analysis, due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. and complex transactions. He left public accounting to join PacifiCorp Financial Services, Inc. in 1990, and held various officer positions including Assistant Controller, Controller and Vice President. While there, he had responsibility for compliance and SEC reporting. Mr. Roeder is currently a director at Montana Alberta Tie Ltd, which is developing a merchant electrical transmission line running from Lethbridge, Alberta, to Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is a city located in Cascade County, Montana, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,690. It is the county seat of Cascade CountyGR6 . Mr. Roeder has replaced John C. Ritter on the Raser Board of Directors and will stand for election at the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders in May of 2006. "Reynold Roeder brings a wealth of management and public company expertise that will greatly benefit Raser," stated Brent M. Cook, 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. of Raser. "Reynold will immediately join the Audit Committee, and the Board will evaluate other committee assignments over time." Raser also announces the retirement of Board member Mr. John C. Ritter. In addition, Mr. Ritter will step down as President of Raser. Mr. Ritter's responsibilities as President will be assumed by the current management team. Mr. Ritter will continue to be associated with Raser as a Senior Advisor, focusing on strategic issues and commercialization initiatives. Mr. Kraig T. Higginson, Executive Chairman of the Board of Raser, extended his gratitude to Mr. Ritter. "John has played a key role in the development of the management team and the commercialization strategy for Raser. I personally thank him for his valuable contributions and look forward to his continued involvement with Raser." "With these changes, Raser will have a six-member Board of Directors, with the majority being outside directors, further strengthening our corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. process," stated Cook. About Raser Technologies Formed in 2003, Raser believes that its current and pending patents and proprietary intellectual property cover breakthrough technologies. Raser's Symetron(TM) technologies more efficiently harness electrical energy in electric motors, electric motor drives and controllers, alternator alternator: see generator. alternator Source of direct electric current in modern vehicles for ignition, lights, fans, and other uses. The electric power is generated by an alternator mechanically coupled to the engine, with a rotor field coil and generator technologies. Application of Symetron(TM) generally requires minor changes to existing manufacturing processes for motors and their controllers, but yields significant increases in power, performance and efficiency to the rotating electro-magnetic application without the use of exotic materials. Further information on Raser may be found at www.rasertech.com. |
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