John Zink Company, LLC Announces New Leaders


TULSA, Okla., July 30, 2007 - John Zink Company, LLC has announced several changes in its leadership team.

Earl Schnell has been named vice president of John Zink Company's boiler burner group. He will be based in Foster City, Calif., where he will grow the company's boiler burner business on a worldwide basis.

Schnell has more than 30 years experience in the combustion industry. Prior to his new role, he served as vice president of John Zink Company's burner group. Schnell earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University.

Roberto Ruiz, based here, has been named vice president of John Zink's process burner group and will continue John Zink's tradition of providing superior service and value to its customers.

Ruiz has been with John Zink since 1997, serving as vice president of technology and commercial development. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California at Los Angeles, a doctorate from the University of Minnesota, and a master's degree from the University of Chicago.

Joe Colannino, also based here, has been promoted to leader of research and development at John Zink Company. In addition to overseeing the company's research and development efforts, Colannino will be responsible for John Zink's educational organization, the JOHN ZINK INSTITUTE.SM

Colannino has been with John Zink for 10 years; most recently, he served as the director of engineering at John Zink. Colannino earned a bachelor's degree from California Polytechnic University; he is currently pursuing a master's degree at the University of Oklahoma.

John Zink Company, LLC is a leading provider of advanced combustion systems and breakthrough technologies worldwide, servicing a wide range of global markets. John Zink branded products include JZÒ flares, process burners, duct burners, thermal oxidizers and vapor control systems; KALDAIRÒ flares; TODDÒ, GORDON-PIATT®, and COEN(TM) boiler burners; and KEU(TM) thermal oxidizers and heat recovery systems. John Zink Company is a Koch Chemical Technology Group, LLC company. To learn more about John Zink, visit www.johnzink.com.

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