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My engagement as CEO & President of Bristol Compressors International and Board Member of Creative Foam recently ended with the sale of the Companies. Bristol Compressors designed and manufactured a broad range of hermetically sealed compressors for the domestic and international HVACR markets. Creative Foam produces components for the wind energy, automotive, and medical industries. Prior I was the acting President EFP Corp., the manufacturer of expanded plastics products and packaging for the healthcare, pharaceutical, food, consumer products, construction, and automotive industries. Previously I was the President & CEO of Durakon Industries for 8 years. My tenure ended when the company was successfully sold to a strategic buyer. Up until that time, Durakon was owned by a private equity company, Littlejohn & Co., LLC. Prior to Durakon I was with Johnson Controls for 14 years assigned to various executive positions as President, Vice President, and General Manager. I have managed private, public, and joint venture companies ranging in sales revenues from $100 million to $1 billion, opened 17 manufacturing plants throughout South and North America, launched a new joint venture company with a Japanese partner, served on 4 Boards, strategically repositioned organizations, involved in turnaround conditions, implemented significant cost controls and reductions through lean practices, operated in both union and non-union environments, been involved in world-wide distribution, and, early in my career, led all engineering, R&D, and quality functions for a company. Regards, Edward Gniewek eagniewek@gmail.com 276/791-2434 (mobile) Specialties: Extensive background in start up companies, turnaround situations, expansion, joint ventures, private equity, etc... Manufacturing experience in all plastic processes, textile conversion, packaging, general maching, distribution, and assembly.

Jeffrey Stark is an Independent Advisor to Private Equity at Stark Associates and Chief Executive Officer at Hart & Cooley and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has worked as Founder, Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO at Senneca Holdings Inc; President and Chief Executive Officer at Chase Industries; and Board of Directors at Building Technology Associates. Jeffrey attended Michigan Technological University between 1978 and 1983 and University of Michigan between 1986 and 1989.

Michael Certalic is a Chief Executive Officer at Truth Hardware and is based in United States.

Jon Wenger is a President/CEO at Genesis Products.

Peter Skinner is a Chief Executive Officer at Press-Seal Gasket Corporation and is based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He has worked as Mortgage Banker at Quicken Loans, Vice President of Operations at Press-Seal Gasket Corporation, and Director of New Business Development at Press-Seal Gasket Corporation. Peter studied at Purdue University between 2001 and 2006 and Dale Carnegie Training.

G Oakley is a President/CEO at Strongwell and President at Hapco. He has worked as VP:Product Management at Hapco. G studied at University of Tennessee.