NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario, May 20, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- JBI, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCBB:JBII) today entered into an employment agreement including a compensation plan for CEO John Bordynuik. The compensation plan will commence upon issuance of the production permit for the Company's first Plastic2Oil processor. The five year agreement provides Mr. Bordynuik with a base salary as well as option awards contingent upon specific milestone achievements consistent with JBI's value-based management philosophy. Compensation will be reviewed by the Board of Directors' Compensation Committee annually.
Mr. John M. Wesson, Chair of the Compensation Committee, commented, "This agreement affirms John Bordynuik's efforts to build value for JBI shareholders and provides him with compensation for achieving milestones significant to the growth of the Company. The Board looks forward to establishing additional incentives as soon as the outlined goals have been achieved."
About JBI, Inc.
JBI, Inc. is a technology company focused on injecting intelligence into existing products and processes, making them efficient and profitable. JBI seeks to innovate new solutions to issues facing today's world, including environmental concerns. JBI currently has four business lines including JBI's tape data recovery, JAVACO, PAK-IT LLC and our new Plastic2Oil business. Information on our company and all of our products and services can be found at www.jbiglobal.com.
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