CHESTNUT RIDGE, N.Y.,
June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- BioHiTech Global, Inc. ("BioHiTech" or the "Company")
(NASDAQ: BHTG), a technology and services company that provides
cost-effective and sustainable environmental management solutions,
today announced the appointment of Nicholaus Rohleder as an independent member of
the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Rohleder is the
co-founder and Environmental Technology Portfolio Manager at New
American Energy, LLC ("New American Energy"), an alternative
energy and sustainability asset management company with offices in
Tulsa, OK, New York, NY, and London, UK.
"Nick's wealth of experience in clean technology, alternative
energy, sustainability investment and risk management will serve
our company well as we build our resource recovery and digester
business and expand into other environmentally responsible
businesses such as our recently announced, new high-level
disinfectant technology distribution initiative with
Altapure. We believe his experience also reflects the
direction we see the industry going and believe he will provide new
perspectives on the continued trend toward environmentally
conscious approaches to our business," said Frank E. Celli, BioHiTech's Chief Executive
Officer. "We welcome Nick to BioHiTech's Board of Directors
as we continue our efforts to advance the Company's environmentally
responsible technology solutions and look forward to the benefit of
his experience and insight."
In addition to his role at New American Energy, Mr. Rohleder
serves as a Senior Advisor at Ardour Capital Investments, an
alternative energy and clean technology investment bank, and the
Director of Finance at Lone Cypress Midstream Services, an energy
infrastructure developer. Previously, he served as the Chief
Operating Officer of Merit Holdings Group, an ESG and
sustainability focused private investment platform. At Merit, Mr.
Rohleder was responsible for risk management and operations across
all verticals. Mr. Rohleder began his career at Dwight Capital, a
diversified financial service firm. He is regularly quoted by media
outlets such as Forbes, Hedge Fund Monthly, and Energy Trend for
commentary on global energy and financial markets. Mr. Rohleder is
actively involved with the Earth Institute at Columbia University, The Columbia Center on Global
Energy Policy, and The Columbia/Penn
Club of New York City, The
Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, and
Sustainable Tulsa. Mr. Rohleder graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi
Beta Kappa from the University of
Oklahoma with degrees in Economics and Political Science. He
received his Master of Science in Sustainability Management degree
from Columbia University with a focus
in Environmental Business and Environmental Economics.
Mr. Rohleder added, "Sustainability is squarely at the forefront
of the minds of corporate America and BioHiTech's smart waste
management technologies and new environmentally friendly
disinfectant venture are at the right place at the right time to
capitalize on tremendous market opportunities to reduce landfill
usage and cost-effectively improve environmental outcomes through
the company's technologies. I look forward to working with
Frank and the entire BioHiTech team to build long-term value for
the company and all its stakeholders."
About BioHiTech Global
BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHTG), is changing the way we
think about managing waste. Our cost-effective technology
solutions include the patented processing of municipal solid waste
into a valuable renewable fuel, biological disposal of food waste
on-site, and proprietary real-time data analytics tools to reduce
food waste generation. Our unique solutions enable businesses and
municipalities of all sizes to lower disposal costs while having a
positive impact on the environment. When used individually or
in combination, our solutions lower the carbon footprint associated
with waste transportation and can reduce or virtually eliminate
landfill usage. For more information, please
visit www.biohitech.com.
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statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Without limiting the foregoing, words such as
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and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of
which are beyond the Company's control. These statements are also
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future performance. These statements are estimates, based on
information available to management as of the date of this release,
and are subject to further changes. These statements may involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may
cause the actual results, performance or achievements of BioHiTech
Global, Inc. to be materially different from future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. BioHiTech Global, Inc. assumes no
obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking
statements for any reason, or to update the reasons actual results
could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes
available in the future in these forward-looking statements, even
if new information becomes available in the future. Our actual
results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these
forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including,
without limitation those set forth as "Risk Factors" in our filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). There may be
other factors not mentioned above or included in the BioHiTech's
SEC filings that may cause actual results to differ materially from
those projected in any forward-looking statement. BioHiTech Global,
Inc. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
as a result of new information, future events or developments,
except as required by securities laws.
Company Contact:
BioHiTech Global,
Inc.
Richard Galterio
Executive Vice President
Direct: 845.367.0603
rgalterio@biohitech.com
www.biohitech.com
Investors:
ir@biohitech.com
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