Genesis Electronics Group, Inc. Appoints New CEO
July 22 2011 - 4:28PM
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Genesis Electronics Group, Inc. (OTCBB: GEGI) announced that Edward
C. Dillon resigned as President and CEO of the Company on July 19,
2011. The Board of Directors appointed M. Thomas Makmann as Chief
Executive Officer effective July 20, 2011. Mr. Dillon will remain
as co-chairmen of the Board of Directors with Mr. Raymond Purdon.
Mr. Dillon served as its President and CEO since May 2008, has
helped the Company develop its business and has been instrumental
in the Company's fund raising.
Mr. Makmann joined the Company in July of last year as the Chief
Operating Officer with the primary responsibility of finalizing the
product design and initiating production of the Company's SunBlazer
product. Mr. Makmann is a 30+ year computer, storage and Internet
veteran with extensive start-up and early stage company experience.
Mr. Makmann has held numerous senior management positions in public
and private companies. Mr. Makmann served as President & Chief
Operating Officer of nStor Technologies Inc. (AMX), Vice President
and General Manager of Archive Corporation (NASDAQ), Vice
President-Mobile Storage Products for Maxtor Corporation (NASDAQ)
and Vice President and General Manager of the Sytron Division of
Rexon (AMX). Mr. Makmann holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical
Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
Additionally, the Board of Directors announced that Mr. Thomas
Gruber will be joining the Company as the Chief Financial Officer
replacing Mr. Nelson Stark who is Acting CFO. Mr. Gruber is a
Certified Public Accountant with more than 30 years of experience
as CFO and other senior executive roles with Fortune 500 and other
public companies in sectors including semiconductor design and
manufacturing, enterprise storage and consumer electronics. Mr.
Gruber was also a partner in a private investment group
specializing in management and leveraged buyouts. Prior to that
time, Mr. Gruber served as President and Chief Financial Officer of
nStor Technologies (AMX), Vice President and General Manager
Wireless Power Group (NASDAQ), President and Chief Operating
Officer of Signature Lighting, Inc. (NASDAQ), Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Western Digital Corporation (NYSE), Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Datatron Inc. (NASDAQ).
Mr. Gruber holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration from
Ohio University and a master's degree in Business Administration
from Pepperdine University.
Raymond Purdon, Chairman of the Company commented, "We
appreciate the years of support Ed and Nelson have given the
Company and we are excited about the Company's future. As we move
toward the launch of the SunBlazer™, the Company is well positioned
to achieve its business plan and enhance shareholder value. The
addition to the management team will help to assure our
potential."
Mr. Makmann added, "Having been involved with the SunBlazer for
the last year has given me the opportunity to see its potential.
The market potential for a solar powered battery for the iPhone is
very large as Apple continues to sells millions of phones per
month. We look forward to bringing the SunBlazer to the market and
developing future products such as the Android series."
About Genesis Electronics Group, Inc.
Genesis Electronics Group, Inc. is a publicly traded corporation
(symbol GEGI) and is the parent company of Genesis Electronics,
Inc. Genesis Electronics, Inc. is a developmental stage electronics
company with a patented technology "Enhanced Solar to Battery
Electronic Technology" that charges a battery from solar energy and
efficiently transfers that energy to the battery of an electronic
device that optimizes the conversion of light into electrical
energy. This technology can be applied to virtually any portable or
hand-held electronic device. We developed this technology to
produce solar chargers for multi-featured cell phones, such as the
G-2000 designed for the iPhone™.
Forward-Looking
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Except for historical matters, matters discussed in this release
are forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act.
Investors are cautioned that these statements reflect numerous
assumptions and involve risks and uncertainties that may affect
Genesis Electronics Group, Inc., its business and prospects, and
cause actual results to differ materially from these statements.
Among these factors are Genesis Electronics Group, Inc.'s
operations; competition; entry barriers; relationship reliance;
technological changes; product demand; new systems introduction;
vendors pricing; supply of software.
In light of risks and uncertainties in these forward-looking
statements, they should not be regarded as a representation by
Genesis Electronics Group, Inc. or any other person that the
projected results, objectives or plans will be achieved. Genesis
Electronics Group, Inc. undertakes no obligation to revise or
update these statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date hereof.
For More Information, Contact: M. Thomas Makmann President &
CEO Genesis Electronics Group, Inc. 1-954-272-1200
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