Marino Kulas. Management of the Company has been in the industry repairing, selling or storing containers for over 25 years. This longevity has enabled Mr. Marino Kulas, President and CEO of Conforce International, to develop strong ties with many of the major International steamship lines that are currently customers of the Company. In addition, Mr. Kulas was also able to identify the inefficiencies associated with the current design of the container. Mr. Kulas observed that a fundamentally simple replacement of the container floor would greatly enhance the performance while ultimately reducing its cost. Thus, the EKO-FLOR was born.
Mauro Tonon. http://studio.financialcontent.com/E...=07211853.nitfMr. Tonon joins Conforce after working with Royal Group Technologies (now Georgia Gulf) for over 19 years. Mr. Tonon began with the Royal organization in 1986 as a Manager for Jovien Associates, a division of Royal Plastics Group, where he was responsible for the construction of the company's numerous manufacturing facilities. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Tonon traveled extensively around the world in order to assist in the design, development and global marketing of revolutionary plastic based modular housing systems. In 1996, Mr. Tonon was asked to relocate to Argentina where he was promoted to the position of Director of Operations for Royal Mercosur Argentina Ltda. S.A., a division of Royal Group Technologies. While there, his responsibilities included the setup of the manufacturing operations and the training of the facility's personnel for the assembly of the company's complete line of PVC and composite products for sale in Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. The company received numerous awards in the manufacturing sector from the Government of Argentina.
In 2000, Mr. Tonon returned to Canada where he was promoted to the position of President for Prince Plastics, a division of Royal Group Technologies. During his six years with Prince, the division experienced triple-digit growth and was responsible for the design and manufacture of PVC fence boards, deck boards and railings for distribution to big box outlets such as Home Depot Canada, Home Depot USA and Lowes USA.
For Conforce, Mr. Tonon's responsibilities will include the continued development of manufacturing facilities in strategic locations around the world through the negotiation of supply, joint development and joint venture agreements. Mr. Tonon will coordinate the convergence of the order and supply chains in order to ensure that company has available for its customers a consistent supply of its superior quality EKO-FLOR line of products.
Joe DeRose. http://studio.financialcontent.com/E...=06181949.nitfMr. DeRose, a Chemical Engineer, has dedicated his career to the testing, development and technical support of plastic materials, composite materials and polymer additives. Prior to his appointment with Conforce, Mr. DeRose worked with industry leader Ciba Specialty Chemicals (formerly Ciba-Geigy) for over 19 years, where he held the position of Industry Manager, Polymer Additives Division. Mr. DeRose also held material testing and analysis positions with the Ontario Research Foundation and Cambridge Materials Testing. Most recently, Mr. DeRose provided consultation and project coordination for manufacturers of plastic and composite materials seeking building code recognition in both Canada and the United States.
Mr. DeRose is a member of The Society of Plastics Engineers and serves on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Section. He is also a member of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association and serves as Technical Chair for the Canadian Natural Composites Council.
For Conforce, Mr. DeRose will be responsible for the research, development, testing and analysis of all new Conforce composite products currently in various stages of development.