MyCelx Technologies Corporation (DI)
MYX:LN
Overview
Company Profile
Clean water is a necessity for the oil and gas industry where process improvement, government regulations and environmental concerns make access to clean water more critical every day. MYCELX is doing things no one else can do, taking oil-free water to new levels. MYCELX is helping to solve the industry's toughest problems.
Classification
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
Tim Eggar
Non-Executive Chairman
Tim Eggar joined MYCELX as Non-Executive Chairman in June 2011. Mr. Eggar was a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1997 and served in a number of ministerial positions including Minster for Energy from 1992 to 1996. He has 29 years of extensive international experience in the oil and gas industry including being Global Head of ABN AMRO’s Global Energy Corporate Finance Group, Chief Executive Officer of Monument Oil and Gas PLC, Chairman of Harrison Lovegrove, Chairman of Indago Petroleum PLC and non-executive director of Rockwell Petroleum Inc. He is currently Chairman of Nitol Solar Ltd., Chairman of Cape plc and 3 Legs Resources PLC. Tim holds an MA from Cambridge University and is qualified as a barrister.
Connie Mixon
Chief Executive Officer
Connie Mixon joined MYCELX in 2004 and was responsible for rapidly developing the commercial and financial infrastructure to expand MYCELX’s customer base globally. Through her leadership, MYCELX expanded its oil-free technology offerings; providing solutions to some of the largest oil and gas and petrochemical companies in the world. In 2011, Connie led the company to a successful IPO listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. Prior to joining MYCELX in 2004, Ms. Mixon was Director for Global Markets for Deutsche Bank. Her career with investment banks included pioneering Deutsche Bank’s institutional presence in the southern region of the US. Before her tenure at Deutsche Bank, she was Vice President at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Connie holds an MBA from Emory University and a BA in Politics from Wake Forest University.
John Mansfield, Sr.
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
John co-founded the company with Hal Alper in 1994 and was instrumental in the company’s early development, providing funding and serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors until June 2011. John has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry, having founded Mansfield Oil Company in 1957, which is today one of the largest petroleum distributors in the United States. In 2012, Mansfield Oil was ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 50th largest private company in the United States, with revenues of over 6 billion.
Hal Alper
Founder, President and Chief Science Officer
Hal founded the company with John Mansfield, Sr. in 1994. He is an inventor of chemistries and chemical processes, including the patented MYCELX oil removal technology. Hal has been responsible for numerous patents, including over 70 global patents for MYCELX oil removal chemistry and related applications. He has led the research and development of the company since inception and has developed many of the products and processes that are currently in use in electrochemistry, polymer chemistry and environmental technology. A published author with over 50 scientific and technical papers to his credit, Hal is a member of numerous professional societies including NYAS (New York Academy of Sciences), AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), ASNE (American Society of Naval Engineers), SNAME (Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers), NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), AFS (American Filtration and Separation Society), ACS (American Chemical Society), AICHE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers), WEF (Water Environmental Federation) and the Planetary Society. In addition to being a Director of the Company, Hal is co-chair of the Society of Naval Architects’ and Marine Engineers’ Technical and Research Committee Panel (EC-3) on oily Wastewater and Bilge Water and is on the editorial board of Filtration News Magazine. He also serves on the technical advisory Board of Environmental Protection Magazine.
Swinton Griffith
Non-Executive Director
Swinton Griffith joined the MYCELX Board as a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee in January 2012. Mr. Griffith has had a 28-year career as a Certified Public Accountant at Ernst & Young, most recently holding the position of Tax Partner. During his time at Ernst & Young he advised across a range of sectors and was also responsible for the implementation and subsequent quality control of Ernst & Young’s tax policy for the South Eastern United States. Mr. Griffith holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Valdosta State College and a Masters of Accountancy from the University of Georgia.
Brian Kevin Rochester
Non-Executive Director
Brian Rochester joined the board of MYCELX in 1998. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Rochester Associates, a land surveying and civil engineering firm based in Gainesville, Georgia. He has extensive experience in marketing and business development for the firm throughout the United States and internationally. Brian is a graduate of The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, where he earned a degree in Civil Engineering in 1987.