People: ZAP (ZAAP.OB)

ZAAP.OB on OTC BB

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Schneider, Steven 45 2002 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Hartman, William 60 2008 Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
Dodd, Gary 2009 President of Global Operations, Director
Kazzaz, Amos 52 2008 Chief Operating Officer; President of Voltage Vehicles Auto Distribution Subsidiary
Scholl, Peter 61 2006 Director
Lam, Albert 44 2007 Director
Al Yousuf, Eqbal 49 2007 Director
Abdou, Mark 2009 Director
Lu, Priscilla 2009 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Schneider, Steven Mr. Schneider has been director and Chief Executive Officer of ZAP since October 26, 2002. Schneider has a 30-year career in the automotive industry and a long-time interest in fun, fuel-efficient cars. He has served as ZAP's CEO since 2002, when the company acquired Auto Distributors, Inc. and Voltage Vehicles, businesses he founded which specialized in the distribution of electric and alternative fuel vehicles including automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles. Schneider also founded the RAP Group, an automotive liquidator and reseller, which ZAP also acquired. He serves on the board of directors of Apollo Energy Systems, a developer of fuel cells and advanced batteries. He also serves as a director of Rotoblock Corporation, a public company focused on the continued development of the oscillating piston engine. He is an active member with various industry groups, including the Electric Drive Transportation Association in Washington, DC. , and is a member of the Bay Area Alliance of CEOs. He lectures frequently on industry topics at universities and other organizations.
Hartman, William Mr. Hartman was appointed Chief Financial Officer in March 2001. He was engaged with the Company as a financial consultant starting in January 2001. Prior to his engagement at ZAP, Mr. Hartman provided financial and accounting consulting services to various Internet start up companies in the San Francisco Bay Area from 1999 to 2001. Mr. Hartman is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California with a Masters in Accounting Degree from the State University of New York. He also had previous public accounting experience as an audit manager with Price Waterhouse Coopers in San Francisco. Mr. Hartman was appointed Corporate Secretary effective April 10, 2008 due to the resignation of Ms. Cude.
Dodd, Gary Mr. Gary Dodd has been appointed as President of Global Operations, Director of ZAP effective June 18, 2009. He has serced as Board of Directors of ZAP. Mr. Dodd is founder and Chief Executive Officer of ZAP Motor Manufacturing, Inc. of Franklin, Kentucky. (ZMMK). Earlier this year ZMMK applied to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a $200 million Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan to build electric vehicles at its Franklin plant. DOE will be allocating $25 Billion in such loans to qualified carmakers and suppliers who can build advanced technology vehicles in the U.S. Dodd's career began with the construction division of Ashland Oil, Inc. Gary served as a member of the corporation's Middle East project team where he participated actively in dealings with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. In 1986, Mr. Dodd entered the automotive industry, becoming one of the first general managers for Toyota Motor Corporation's first plant in the United States. Gary also served as chairman of the management committee and participated actively in the plant's TPS (Toyota Production System) programs. He chaired the committee that developed the Toyota Supplier Support Center, and in 1993, he was appointed General Manager of National Manufacturing Relations for all of the company's United States manufacturing, design, testing, and component parts production interests. With the support of Toyota, Mr. Dodd started his own company and supplied Toyota, Honda, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes, Hyundai, Ford and General Motors with JIT, sequenced component parts from eleven plant locations, which he built in locations close to his customers. Mr. Dodd graduated from Marshall University with a Bachelor of Science degree. He attended the Syracuse University Graduate School and the Executive Development Program of Ohio State University.
Kazzaz, Amos Mr. Kazzaz is Chief Operating Officer and President of Voltage Vehicles Auto Distribution Subsidiary. He was appointed Chief Operating Officer on March 26, 2007. Prior to joining ZAP, Mr. Kazzaz served as Vice President of Cost Management at United Airlines, Inc. where he oversaw United Airline's operations, process improvement, and cost management. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Kazzaz served as United Airline's Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis during which time he accounted for United Airline's planning and analysis function and capital budget. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Kazzaz served as United Airline's Vice President of the Business Transformation Office, the company's first enterprise project management office, during which time he was responsible for identifying areas of revenue and cost improvements; concurrently, Mr. Kazzaz served as the Chief Operating Officer at Avolar, a subsidiary of United Airlines. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Alliant Credit Union, SkyTech Solutions in India, and Integres. Mr. Kazzaz holds a bachelors degree in International Affairs from the University of Colorado and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Denver.
Scholl, Peter Mr. Scholl is currently an independent engineering consultant. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Scholl served as President of Rotoblock Inc. in Canada and Rotoblock Corporation, a Nevada corporation, in the development of Oscillating Piston Engine technology. He served as President of Unimont Inc., a real estate development firm, in Penticton, Canada from 2001 to 2003. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Scholl worked on the development of water purification systems in Arizona. Mr. Scholl has a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Institute of Technology in Biel, Switzerland.
Lam, Albert Mr. Lam serves as Executive Director of Lotus Group International Ltd., where he also serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lotus Engineering Group. From November 2001 to June 2003, Mr. Lam served as Managing Director for Apple Computer South Asia Ltd., where he oversaw sales, marketing, and other functions of Apple's business in the South Asian region. Mr. Lam is a graduate of Coventry University in the United Kingdom and holds a PhD in Complex Knowledge Systems, an MSC in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Systems, and a post-graduate diploma in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Systems.
Al Yousuf, Eqbal Mr. Al Yousuf was the President of Dubai's Al-Yousuf Group and Al Yousuf LLC. He has held this position since 2005. Prior to this Mr. Al Yousuf has held the senior management positions of Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai's Al-Yousuf Group and Al Yousuf LLC from 2001 to 2005.
Abdou, Mark Mark Abdou has been appointed to the Board of Directors of ZAP, effective June 3, 2009. Mr. Abdou, the Company’s previous outside SEC counsel for over five years, is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Libertas Law Group. From August 2008 to March 2009, Mr. Abdou served as General Counsel and Sr. Vice President of GTX Corp, a technology company committed to developing miniaturized GPS tracking and cellular location-transmitting technology platforms for integration into a wide variety of consumer products. From December 2003 to August 2008, Mr. Abdou was a partner at Richardson & Patel, LLP, with expertise negotiating with large debt and equity lenders. Mr. Abdou has negotiated and assisted companies with initial public offerings, defending hostile takeover attempts, mergers and acquisitions, registered offerings, S.E.C. compliance and corporate governance. At Richardson & Patel, Mr. Abdou established an extensive network of banking and lending professionals and service providers including clients located in the middle-east. Mr. Abdou is a member of the California State Bar Association. He was co-chair of the financing committee for the Voices of Uganda project Voices in Harmony. Mr. Abdou is also a founding director of Project PLAY! Mr. Abdou is a founder and current Chairman of the Advisory Board of California Executives. Most recently he was selected as a Rising Star of 2008 and Rising Star of 2009 in Southern California by the industry publication Super Lawyers. Mr. Abdo received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California in 1996, and his Juris Doctorate from the UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 1999. Thereafter, he was licensed to practice law by the California State Bar in 1999. Mr. Abdou, is currently completing his Master’s Degree in Spiritual Psychology at the University of Santa Monica, and will be completing his Master’s Degree in 2009.
Lu, Priscilla Dr. Priscilla Lu is the Director of ZAP. She is Managing Partner and Founder of Cathaya Funds, a private equity fund for China focused at mature businesses leveraging cross border alliances. She was China advisor to Mayfield for more than 5 years and helped found GSR Fund (overseeing US$1B investments) in China. Formerly she was Founder and CEO of ViDeOnline, a company which delivers digital media over secured broadband and mobile networks to service providers to China broadband operators. She was also Founder, Chairman and CEO of interWAVE Communications and took the company public on the NASDAQ. interWAVE built the largest set of mobile GSM and CDMA networks in Africa with over 165 networks worldwide. Before this, Dr. Lu was at AT&T Bell Laboratories for 16 years, where she led efforts in digital switching and networking, and developed the early technologies in CMOS VLSI in microprocessors. She has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison and holds a Doctorate in Philosophy in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Northwestern University, funded as a Bell Labs Scholar. Dr. Lu has 50+ patents in telecommunications and networking. She is on several Boards, including Intel’s Consumer Board of Advisors and on NorthWestern University’s Engineering School’s McCormick Advisory Board. She is also founding member of the Cleantech Group in China.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Schneider, Steven 7,853,500
Hartman, William 1,209,000
Dodd, Gary --
Kazzaz, Amos 1,115,500
Scholl, Peter --
Lam, Albert --
Al Yousuf, Eqbal --
Abdou, Mark --
Lu, Priscilla --
As Of 30 Dec 2007

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Schneider, Steven 14,382,054 2,645,000
Hartman, William 971,393 1,250
Dodd, Gary 0 0
Kazzaz, Amos 0 0
Scholl, Peter 0 0
Lam, Albert 0 0
Al Yousuf, Eqbal 0 0
Abdou, Mark 0 0
Lu, Priscilla 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
KAZZAZ AMOS 5,000 $0.26
KAZZAZ AMOS 1,500 $0.34
KAZZAZ AMOS 2,500 $0.35
KAZZAZ AMOS 8,333 $0.45
KAZZAZ AMOS 3,000 $0.45
DODD GARY 138,900 $0.36
KAZZAZ AMOS 7,500 $0.40
KAZZAZ AMOS 33,333 $0.30
HARTMAN WILLIAM RICHARD 33,333 $0.03
SCHNEIDER STEVEN 35,000 $0.30
KAZZAZ AMOS 5,000 $0.30
KAZZAZ AMOS 550 $0.40
KAZZAZ AMOS 5,000 $0.03
KAZZAZ AMOS 5,000 $0.03
KAZZAZ AMOS 10,000 $0.02
KAZZAZ AMOS 10,000 $0.17
KAZZAZ AMOS 10,000 $0.18
KAZZAZ AMOS 10,000 $0.02
SCHNEIDER STEVEN 30,882 $0.17
KAZZAZ AMOS 10,000 $0.20
KAZZAZ AMOS 29,412 $0.17
HARTMAN WILLIAM RICHARD 29,412 $0.17
KAZZAZ AMOS 3,000 $0.12
KAZZAZ AMOS 2,000 $0.13
SCHNEIDER STEVEN 80,769 $0.13
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