Brian S. Appel
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Appel founded CWT in February 1997. Mr. Appel initiated the TCP research and development facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1999. In December 2003, under Mr. Appel’s leadership, our company was named to the Scientific American 50, a list of people or companies recognized for their singular accomplishments contributing to the advancement of technology, in the category of energy. Prior to founding our company, Mr. Appel was the principal of Atlantis International, an international trading company. From 1983 to 1985, he was a principal of Ticket World USA, currently Ticketmaster, where he was responsible for business development. Mr. Appel is a member of the American Council on Renewable Energy, an organization that works to bring all forms of renewable energy into the mainstream of America’s economy and lifestyle. Mr. Appel has authored several papers on TCP. He received his undergraduate degree from Hofstra University.

James H. Freiss
Chief Operating Officer
Prior to joining us in 2001, Mr. Freiss was director of environmental affairs for ContiGroup Companies, Inc., or ContiGroup, a grain trading firm, from 1992 to 2001. At ContiGroup, Mr. Freiss was responsible for environmental management oversight and led research and development programs aimed at sustainable environmental technologies for agriculture. Prior to his tenure with ContiGroup, Mr. Freiss worked as an environmental consultant designing wastewater and water treatment facilities with CABE Associates, Inc., a provider of environmental and civil engineering services. Prior to that, Mr. Freiss worked as a construction and maintenance manager with Perdue Farms, Inc., a food and agricultural company. Mr. Freiss has chaired and participated in many agriculture related industry associations and committees, holds multiple patents involving agricultural waste management and has published numerous papers on wastewater management issues. Mr. Freiss received his undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and obtained his Professional Engineering license from the State of Delaware.