People: Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc (PESI.OQ)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Louis Centofanti	68	1996	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Ben Naccarato	49	2009	Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Secretary
Robert Schreiber	61		President of SYA, Schreiber, Yonley & Associates, Principal Engineer
James Blankenhorn	47	2011	Chief Operating Officer, Vice President
Christopher Leichtweis	53	2011	Senior Vice President; President of Safety and Ecology Corporation (“SEC”)
Mark Zwecker	62	2010	Lead Independent Director
Jack Lahav	63	2001	Independent Director
Joe Reeder	64	2003	Independent Director
Larry Shelton	58	2006	Independent Director
Charles Young	81	2003	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Louis Centofanti	Dr. Louis F. Centofanti is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. Dr. Centofanti has served as Board Chairman since joining the Company in February 1991. Dr. Centofanti also served as Company President and Chief Executive Officer (February 1991 to September 1995) and again in March 1996 was elected Company President and Chief Executive Officer. From 1985 until joining the Company, Dr. Centofanti served as Senior Vice President of USPCI, Inc., a hazardous waste management company, where he was responsible for managing the treatment, reclamation and technical groups within USPCI. In 1981 he founded PPM, Inc. (later sold to USPCI), a hazardous waste management company specializing in treating PCB contaminated oils. From 1978 to 1981, Dr. Centofanti served as Regional Administrator of the U.S. Department of Energy for the southeastern region of the United States. Dr. Centofanti has a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Michigan, and a B.S. in Chemistry from Youngstown State University. As founder of Perma-Fix, PPM, Inc., and senior executive leader at USPCI, Dr. Centofanti combines business experience in the waste management industry with a drive for innovative technology which is critical for a waste management company. In addition, his service in the government sector provides a solid foundation for the continuing growth of the Company, particularly within the Company’s Nuclear business.
Ben Naccarato	Mr. Ben Naccarato is Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Secretary of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. Mr. Naccarato has served as the Chief Financial Officer since February 26, 2009. Mr. Naccarato was appointed on October 24, 2008 by the Company’s Board of Directors as the Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective November 1, 2008. Mr. Naccarato joined the Company in September 2004 and served as Vice President, Finance of the Company’s Industrial Segment until May 2006, when he was named Vice President, Corporate Controller/Treasurer. Prior to joining the Company in September 2004, Mr. Naccarato was the Chief Financial Officer of Culp Petroleum Company, Inc., a privately held company in the fuel distribution and used waste oil industry from December 2002 to September 2004. Mr. Naccarato is a graduate of University of Toronto having received a Bachelor of Commerce and Finance Degree and is a Certified Management Accountant.
Robert Schreiber	Mr. Robert Schreiber, Jr., is President of SYA, Schreiber, Yonley & Associates, a subsidiary of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc., and Principal Engineer of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. Mr. Schreiber has served as President of SYA since the Company acquired the environmental engineering firm in 1992. Mr. Schreiber co-founded the predecessor of SYA, Lafser & Schreiber in 1985, and held several executive roles in the firm until acquisition of SYA. From 1978 to 1985, Mr. Schreiber was the Director of Air programs and all environmental programs for the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Mr. Schreiber provides technical experience in wide range of areas including the cement industry, environmental regulations and air pollution control. Mr. Schreiber has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia.
James Blankenhorn	Mr. James A. Blankenhorn is Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of Prema-Fix Environmental Services Inc. Mr. Blankenhorn was appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors on February 18, 2011 as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Blankenhorn’s employment with the Company became effective on June 1, 2011. Mr. Blankenhorn has 24 years experience in the nuclear industry supporting U. S. Department of Defense programs, and the Department of Energy’s Environmental Management and National Nuclear Security Administration programs. Prior to joining Perma-Fix, Mr. Blankenhorn served in a variety of senior management positions at URS Corporation, a publicly traded Company which provides engineering, construction, and technical services for public agencies and private sectors. Most recently, he served as the deputy project manager for the West Valley Environmental Services, LLC, in western New York where he directed a staff of 360 in the deactivation, decommissioning and clean up of facilities at West Valley. From 2008 to early 2010, Mr. Blankenhorn was program director with Los Alamos National Security, LLC, responsible for the Waste Disposition Project at the Los Alamos National Laboratory where he supervised 440 people and was responsible for improving performance and achieving cost savings while developing a long term strategy for legacy wastes. Mr. Blankenhorn spent 18 years at the Westinghouse Savannah River Company. Since 1986, Mr. Blankenhorn has been an officer (recently promoted to Colonel) in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve serving in leadership positions within the U.S. Army Nuclear, Biological, Chemical and Radiological program. Mr. Blankenhorn holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, a Master of Science degree – Environmental/Hazardous Waste Management from National Technology University, and a Bachelor of Science degree – Chemistry from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Christopher Leichtweis	Mr. Christopher Paul Leichtweis is Senior Vice President of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc., and President of Safety and Ecology Corporation (“SEC”), a subsidiary of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc., since October 31, 2011. Prior to the acquisition of SEC by the Company, Mr. Leichtweis served as founder, President and CEO of SEC since 1991. From 2008 to prior the acquisition, he served as President and Director of SEC’s parent (public) company Homeland Security Capital Corporation. Prior to founding SEC, Mr. Leichtweis served in various engineering and management positions at Bechtel National and Bechtel Environmental, Inc., a global Engineering and Construction Company, starting in 1985, and was a key contributor to the environmental clean-up of federal nuclear legacy programs. He currently serves on many boards including his undergraduate University’s Foundation Board (State University of New York- Brockport) and is a distinguished graduate from the University of Tennessee. Mr. Leichtweis earned a B.S. degree in Physics from SUNY Brockport in 1983, and received his MBA from the University of Tennessee in December 2003. In addition, he is a Certified Industrial Hygienist by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. Mr. Leichtweis was nationally recognized as the Southeast United States 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner.
Mark Zwecker	Mr. Mark A. Zwecker is Lead Independent Director of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. He is a director since the Company's inception in January 1991, he assumed the position of Director of Finance in 2006 for Communications Security and Compliance Technologies, Inc., a software company developing security products for the mobile workforce, and also serves as an advisor to Plum Combustion, Inc., an engineering and manufacturing company developing high performance combustion technology. From 1997 to 2006, Mr. Zwecker served as president of ACI Technology, LLC, an IT services provider, and from 1986 to 1998, he served as vice president of finance and administration for American Combustion, Inc., a combustion technology solution provider. In 1983, with Dr. Centofanti, Mr. Zwecker co-founded a start-up, PPM, Inc., a hazardous waste management company. He remained with PPM, Inc. until its acquisition in 1985 by USPCI. Mr. Zwecker has a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Jack Lahav	Mr. Jack Lahav is Independent Director of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc since September 2001. He is a private investor, specializing in launching and growing businesses. Mr. Lahav devotes much of his time to charitable activities, serving as president as well as board member of several charities. Previously, Mr. Lahav founded Remarkable Products Inc. and served as its president from 1980 to 1993. Mr. Lahav co-founded Lamar Signal Processing, Inc., a digital signal processing company, was president of Advanced Technologies, Inc., a robotics company, and director of Vocaltec Communications, Ltd., a publicly-traded telecom equipment provider. From 2001 to 2004, Mr. Lahav served as Chairman of Quigo Technologies, Inc., a private search-engine marketing company acquired by AOL in December 2007. Mr. Lahav currently serves as Chairman of Phoenix Audio Technologies, a private company that provides audio communication solutions for VoIP and other internet applications, and Doclix Inc, a privately-held internet marketing company.
Joe Reeder	Honorable Joe R. Reeder is Independent Director of Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc since April 2003. He served as the Shareholder-in-Charge of the Mid-Atlantic Region (1999-2008) for Greenberg Traurig LLP, one of the nation's law firms, with 29 offices and over 1,800 attorneys worldwide. He is currently a shareholder in the law firm. His clientele includes sovereign nations, international corporations, and law firms throughout the U.S. As the 14th Undersecretary of the U.S. Army (1993-97), Mr. Reeder also served for three years as Chairman of the Panama Canal Commission's Board of Directors where he oversaw a multibillion-dollar infrastructure program. He serves on the boards of the National Defense Industry Association (NDIA) (and chairs NDIA’s Ethics Committee), the Armed Services YMCA, the USO, and many other private companies and charitable organizations. Following successive appointments by Governors Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, Mr. Reeder served seven years as Chairman of two Commonwealth of Virginia military boards. Mr. Reeder is also a frequent television commentator on legal and national security issues. Among other corporate positions, he has been a director since September 2005 for ELBIT Systems of America, LLC, a NASDAQ company that provides product and system solutions focusing on defense, homeland security, and commercial aviation. Mr. Reeder also was a member of the Corporate Advisory Board for ICX Technologies, a publicly traded company specializing in development and integration of advanced sensor technologies for homeland security and commercial applications, from April 2007 to July 2008. A graduate of West Point who served in the 82d Airborne Division following Ranger School, Mr. Reeder earned his J.D. from the University of Texas and his L.L.M. from Georgetown University.
Larry Shelton	Mr. Larry M. Shelton is Independent Director Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc since July 2006. He currently is the chief financial officer of S K Hart Management, LC, an investment holding company. He has held this position since 1999. Mr. Shelton has over 18 years of experience as financial executive officer for several waste management companies. He was Chief Financial Officer of Envirocare of Utah, Inc. (1995–1999), and Chief Financial Officer of USPCI, Inc. (1982–1987). Mr. Shelton has served on the Board of Directors of Subsurface Technologies, Inc., a privately-held company specializing in providing environmentally sound innovative solutions for water well rehabilitation and development, since July 1989, and Pony Express Land Development, Inc., a privately-held land development company, since December 2005. Mr. Shelton has a B.A. in accounting from the University of Oklahoma.
Charles Young	Dr. Charles E. Young is Independent Director Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc., since July 29, 2003. He currently serves as a director (since September 2011) of SteriMed, Inc., a privately held company in the medical waste business. He was president of the University of Florida from November 1999 to January 2004 and chancellor of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for 29 years until his retirement in 1997. He also was the President of Qatar Foundation from 2004 to November 2005. In addition, from December 2009 to June 2010, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Dr. Young has chaired the Association of American Universities, and served on numerous commissions, including the American Council on Education, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, and the Business-Higher Education Forum. Dr. Young has served on the Board of Directors of I-MARK, Inc., a privately held software and professional services company since 1997. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Intel Corp. and Nicholas-Applegate Growth Equity Fund, Inc., as well as Fiberspace, Inc., a privately-held company that designs and manufacturers stabilized laser products, Student Advantage, Inc., an integrated media and commerce company, and AAFL Enterprises, a sports development company. Dr. Young has a Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from UCLA and a B.A. from the University of California at Riverside.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Louis Centofanti	478,035
Ben Naccarato	309,006
Robert Schreiber	253,643
James Blankenhorn	531,688
Christopher Leichtweis	238,305
Mark Zwecker	--
Jack Lahav	--
Joe Reeder	--
Larry Shelton	--
Charles Young	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Louis Centofanti	741,790	115,045
Ben Naccarato	0	0
Robert Schreiber	225,000	73,100
James Blankenhorn	0	0
Christopher Leichtweis	0	0
Mark Zwecker	0	0
Jack Lahav	0	0
Joe Reeder	0	0
Larry Shelton	0	0
Charles Young	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
REEDER JOE R	10,039	$0.62
YOUNG CHARLES E	10,039	$0.62
SHELTON LARRY M	10,039	$0.62
LAHAV JACK	15,445	$0.62
ZWECKER MARK A	15,852	$0.62
REEDER JOE R	12,088	$0.51
ZWECKER MARK A	19,087	$0.51
SHELTON LARRY M	12,088	$0.51
LAHAV JACK	17,619	$0.51
YOUNG CHARLES E	11,452	$0.51
REEDER JOE R	122,319	$0.00
REEDER JOE R	12,658	$0.00
CENTOFANTI LOUIS F	3,500	$0.79
CENTOFANTI LOUIS F	2,000	$0.79
REEDER JOE R	18,427	$0.00
CENTOFANTI LOUIS F	5,000	$0.78
CENTOFANTI LOUIS F	5,000	$0.75
CENTOFANTI LOUIS F	7,000	$0.76
REEDER JOE R	8,750	$0.78
LAHAV JACK	12,821	$0.78
SHELTON LARRY M	8,750	$0.78
YOUNG CHARLES E	8,750	$0.78
ZWECKER MARK A	13,333	$0.78
CENTOFANTI LOUIS F	2,000	$1.05
FERGUSON ROBERT L	7,894	$0.81

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