Corporate Information | Team | Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Lawrence Goldstein
Chairman of the Board
Lawrence Goldstein has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2007. Mr. Goldstein is currently a member of the Board of Directors of PIRA Energy, Inc., a private firm providing consulting services to governments, producers and end users regarding the oil and energy industry, and served as the President of PIRA Energy, Inc. from 1972 until December 2006. From 1980 until his retirement in January 2007, he served as President of Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc., a not-for-profit entity providing research services and information to its members and non-members, and was also a member of its Board of Trustees. Mr. Goldstein is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an advisory council to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy. Mr. Goldstein received his Bachelor's Degree from City College of New York.
Keith A. Blakely
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Keith A. Blakely has served as our Chief Executive Officer since May 2002, as a member of our Board of Directors since our inception in March 2002. From 1981 to 2001, Mr. Blakely served as the founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Advanced Refractory Technologies, Inc., a technology-based company specializing in the development of advanced materials, until it was acquired by a unit of Tyco International. From October 2001 to August 2002, Mr. Blakely was Chief Executive Officer of AP Materials, Inc., a nanomaterials research and development company. Mr. Blakely is a member of the Board of Directors of The InVentures Group, Inc., a management consulting firm, and First Wave Technologies, Inc., a technology development company. Mr. Blakely holds a B.S. in Biology from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo. Mr. Blakely is the brother-in-law of Mr. Berger, our President and Chief Operating Officer.
Richard L. Berger
President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
Richard L. Berger has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer since May 2002 and as a member of our Board of Directors since our inception in March 2002. From October 1996 to May 2001, Mr. Berger was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Speedline Technologies, a supplier of capital goods to the electronics industry. From October 2002 until October 2005, Mr. Berger was also the President and Chief Executive Officer of EO Tech Growth, Inc., an optics company. Mr. Berger has also served as President and a member of the Board of Directors of The InVentures Group, Inc. since June 2001. Mr. Berger is also a member of the Board of Directors of First Wave Technologies, Inc. and the Pacific Industrial Development Corporation, an electronics materials company. Mr. Berger holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University. Mr. Berger is the brother-in-law of Mr. Blakely, our Chief Executive Officer.
Glenn Spacht
Vice President, Chief Technical Officer and Director
Glenn Spacht has served as our Vice President and Chief Technology Officer and a member of the Board of Directors since May 2002. From 1995 until joining us in May 2002, Mr. Spacht served as Executive Vice President and Secretary of Fuel Cell Components and Integrators, Inc., a fuel cell components manufacturer. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Spacht served as the chairman of NASA's Committee on Manufacturing Technology and Development. In 1995, Mr. Spacht was named a Fellow of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics. Mr. Spacht holds a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University, an M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Polytechnic University and is a 1987 graduate from the Program for Management Development from the Harvard Business School.
Herbert Goodman
Director
Herbert Goodman has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2008. Mr. Goodman has served as the President of Sarmar Corporation, a Texas-based consultant to the international oil and gas industry, since September 1987. From January 2000 until December 2004, he served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PEPEX.net, LLC, an e-commerce trading site for the international oil business. For more than 25 years, Mr. Goodman served in various senior management positions with Gulf Oil Corporation, including as President of Gulf Trading and Transportation Company, the international sales trading and supply division of Gulf Oil Corporation. Mr. Goodman is the Chairman of the International Board of Texas A&M University and a member of the Board of Directors of the Abramson Center for Future of Health at the University of Houston and the Cameron School of Business at St. Thomas University.
Kurt Landgraf
Director
Kurt Landgraf has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2008. Mr. Landgraf has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Educational Testing Service, an educational, testing, measurement and research organization, since August 2000. From July 1980 until May 2000 he was employed in various executive capacities with E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company and its various subsidiaries and joint ventures, serving last as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company. Mr. Landgraf is a life member of the Navy League of the United States.
Paul Ching
Director
Paul Ching has been a member of the Board of Directors since January 2008. Mr. Ching is a nominee of Shell Technology Ventures pursuant to the investor rights agreement we entered into in connection with the establishment of Epik. From 1973 until his retirement in July 2007, Mr. Ching was employed in various capacities by Shell Exploration & Production, becoming General Manager of Technology & Technical Services of Shell Malaysia EP in January 2000, General Manager of the Sarawak Business Unit of Shell Malaysia EP in 2001 and Vice President of Technical, EP Research & Development of Shell International in November 2002