AERC Recycling Solutions and Com-Cycle Management Team Bios

• Robert W. Landmesser, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO: Robert W. Landmesser founded AERC Recycling Solutions in 1990 as a research and development firm for mercury and precious metals processing and recycling. Today, AERC offers e-waste recycling services and universal waste services for fluorescent lamps, batteries, and ballasts, operating 10 facilities nationwide.
  
  Mr. Landmesser began in the hazardous waste industry in 1976 when he and a  partner started Advanced Environmental Technology Corporation (AETC) to service the hazardous waste needs of pharmaceutical companies and, later, Fortune 500 companies. AETC started in a garage with a combined $250 in startup capital. Soon after its formation, during the 1980s AETC helped to develop and establish industrial standards for the handling, packaging and transportation for hazardous waste. These standards put into practice the new federal waste laws, including RCRA and TSCA.
  
  In 1987 Landmesser bought his partner’s interest and continued to grow AETC on a national scale to 22 offices across the U.S., servicing on a regular basis over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies.  By 1994, the company had grown to $77 million in annual revenue. In 1995 Landmesser entered AETC into a joint venture with Waste Management, the joint venture becoming known as ChemWaste Management. Landmesser retained a large portion of the ownership and was Chairman of ChemWaste Management. By 1996 the joint venture had revenues exceeding $200 million. Landmesser sold his interest in ChemWaste Management in 1998 and became the Vice President of Industrial Services for Waste Management.
  
  Mr. Landmesser was named 1994 Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young and Merrill Lynch for the Service Industry in Metro New York. Mr. Landmesser has a BA in Economics degree from Fairfield University of Connecticut.
  
  

• Robert V. Szanyi, Chief Financial Officer: Robert Szanyi has been President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of private and public companies for the past 25 years. Prior to joining AERC / Com-Cycle, he was the President of a re-packaging corporation in the Food Service Industry. Mr. Szanyi has extensive operating experience in the financial and accounting functions of various enterprises and also has a strong background in tax matters and implementation of computerized systems.Mr. Szanyi began his career with Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche) in 1972 and has audited various public and private corporations and was a senior manager in the Small and Emerging Growth Business practice. Mr. Szanyi is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of New Jersey and has a degree in Accounting from Franklin & Marshall College.
  
  

• Mark Kasper, Vice President of Operations: Mark Kasper started with AERC/Com-Cycle in December of 2004 as the Operations Manager for Com-Cycle. Kasper manages all aspects of electronics recycling including, buying, processing, and selling materials. Kasper currently oversees operations in all Com-Cycle electronics recycling facilities across the US. Prior to joining AERC/Com-Cycle Kasper worked with SurferNetwork, an internet based radio streaming start up company as Vice President of Operations managing over 1,000 radio stations nationwide. Kasper has over 13 years of hazardous waste experience working for AETC as an integral part of their growth plan. In 1993, Mark was called upon to join a defense contractor family business, INS, a company that specialized in Logistics, Systems Integration and Information Security. During Kasper’s tenure with INS, sales grew from $18 million to $30 million annually. He was instrumental in the negotiation and sale of the company to Sytex in 2000. Lockheed Martin later purchased the consolidated company of Sytex / INS in 2004 for $453 million. Kasper has an educational background in Computer Science with extensive knowledge computer hardware.
  
  

• Lindsay L. Kissel, Vice President Sales: Ms. Kissel joined Com-Cycle in July of 2005 as a marketing consultant focusing on the development of new sales materials. Kissel currently manages the sales force as well as oversees operations for the California and Florida AERC facilities. Prior to working with AERC, Kissel worked at Gerrity Baker Williams Insurance Company as a licensed insurance agent. Kissel has also worked as a research consultant for litigation involving environmental lawsuits.  Ms. Kissel attended Skidmore College and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Management and Business in 2004.
  
  Email: info@com-cycle.com