NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, Feb. 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JBI, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB:JBII) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jacob Smith to its Board of Directors. JBI's Board of Directors is composed of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, and three well-qualified individuals who are expected to provide constructive input and individual creative expertise to help execute the Company's business model.
Each Board member was selected based on several criteria, including: business and scientific acumen / experience, leadership qualities, creative ability, communication expertise, successful accomplishments, and a sincere desire and commitment to advance JBI's growth objectives.
Dr. Smith's experience and educational accomplishments are extensive and noteworthy. He received a Masters Degree from the University of Chicago, Chicago, IL and Doctor-Medical from Michigan State University, Lansing, MI in 2002. He obtained a Certificate from Cambridge University, UK in 2006 and a Certificate from the National Institute of Health/FDA in 2007. Business Certificates were received from Oxford University, Oxford, UK in 2007 and Harvard University, Boston, MA in 2009. Dr. Smith then received an MBA from Ashford University, Clinton, Iowa in 2009.
For the past three years, he has served as an instructor in Business, Biology, and Healthcare at Davenport University, Livonia, Michigan, conducting courses in Management, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Healthcare, Biology, Anatomy, and Physiology.
Dr. Smith commented, "I am truly honored to be invited to join the Board of Directors. This is a dynamic company with a forward-thinking, "out-of-the-box" management style. I am excited that I will be able to contribute my business and scientific expertise to assist the seasoned management team in reaching their goals."
Bordynuik summarizes, "I am very pleased with our newly-appointed Directors. Dr. Smith obviously has excellent credentials and has provided valuable assistance in the improvement of productivity and efficiency with our Pak-It operations."
About JBI, Inc.
JBI, Inc. is transitioning to become a global technology leader whose purpose is to mine data from JBI's large information archive, find under-productive entities to inject our superior proprietary technologies into, and benefit from increased productivity and profitability, beginning with Plastic2Oil. JBI has also acquired the following operations:
JAVACO, Inc. ("JAVACO") is part of the Supplier Diversity Network, WBENC. JAVACO, Inc. currently distributes over 100 lines of equipment from fiber optic transmitters to RF connectors. To further enhance business in the United States, new distribution lines are frequently being added including a line of home theater and audio video products. JAVACO will operate and manage the Company's Plastic2Oil sites in Mexico.
Pak-It, LLC ("Pak-It"): Using the patented Pak-It(TM) delivery system (liquid cleaner in a water soluble sachet) Pak-It can deliver glass cleaner, disinfectant, multi-purpose, and many more cleaning products (42 products currently) shipped in tiny packages of condensed cleaner (inside a 'dry' 1 quart container). This delivery method is "green" since it's fully biodegradable and saves thousands of dollars in shipping. The user simply adds water to the container without measuring or cutting the Pak-It. Large retailers and many national Building Service Contractors already using the product have documented significant cost savings from shipping, training, inventory control and space.
Accordingly, our revenue sources presently include (i) income from reading archived tapes (including microfiche) from clients such as NASA, (ii) income from the recently acquired JAVACO, Inc., (iii) income from the sale of Pak-It products, and a bulk chemical facility which we realized beginning October 1, 2009, and (iv) from the anticipated commencement of operations in the first quarter of 2010 with Plastic2Oil, a process and service that converts plastic to fuel oil. For more information, please see http://www.jbiglobal.com/">http://www.jbiglobal.com and http://www.javacoinc.com/">http://www.javacoinc.com and http://www.pakit.com/">http://www.pakit.com/.
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