The board of directors of Global Clean Energy Inc., Humble, Texas, has announced that Steven R. Mann has been elected president, chief executive officer and a director of the company. Mann has worked with the company since 2012 as chief development officer and has spearheaded the company’s efforts at Waste to Fuel Projects. r. Earl Azimov will continue to be a member of the board.

This is the next step in building the company’s plans and the board is deeply appreciative to Dr. Azimov for his work over the last 8 years in sometimes very difficult times, the company states in a press release.

Mann says, “It is imperative that we remain laser focused on our core mission, which is based on converting waste to high value products. With the extensive knowledge of our founders, who designed and built pyrolysis technology for the Canadian government to convert waste to fuel, it is my intention to build on that knowledge base to successfully develop waste to fuel projects starting with our first Tires to Fuel and Carbon Black project in Illinois currently under review by funding entities."

He continues, "Other potential projects under this umbrella will include alternative fuels including algae. Although the fuel price recession of the last few years has delayed our first project we remain optimistic that fuel prices have stabilized and funding groups are now expressing interest again in our Tires to Fuel and Carbon Black project.”

The board also expressed appreciation to Kenneth Adessky in not only the work he has done but in winning his appeal and retaining his law license.It has been a long and costly effort, according to the company. The board is in the process of analyzing its’ options with its legal counsel on the damages that have been done to the company and its’ shareholders, it says.