Dennis E. McGuire
Chief Executive Officer and President
Since October 2005, Mr. McGuire has been President and since November 12, 2008, Mr. McGuire has been the Chief Technology Officer of Ecosphere. From June 17, 2008 until November 12, 2008, Mr. McGuire was the Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ecosphere, sharing the role with Mr. Haskell. Mr. McGuire became President and Chief Executive Officer of Ecosphere in October 2005.
Mr. McGuire is a founder of Ecosphere and the inventor of all of our intellectual property. He guides development of innovative clean water processes and technologies, drawing on his two decades of research and development with the cavitating energy properties of water and using energy in water for environmental coating removal and water treatment applications. Mr. McGuire has earned global recognition for his accomplishments that are now represented by numerous patents and patent pending rights in the major markets the Company's technologies serve globally. Mr. McGuire received a top-ten finalist award from Discover Magazine and the Innovation of the Year award from Ship Repair Magazine for his patented environmental coating removal technologies. He also received London's Seatrade Magazine Award for countering marine and atmospheric pollution.
Mr. McGuire has been instrumental in forming eco-alliances with Carnival Cruise Lines, the Shaw Group, Pierce Manufacturing, BAE Systems, Williams, Newfield Exploration, BP, and Southwestern Energy. Mr. McGuire pioneered the concept of recycling frac flowback water "at the well site" in the natural gas industry using high volume mobile water treatment units that reduce CO2 emissions and hauling and disposal costs for energy companies.
Adrian G. Goldfarb
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Goldfarb joined the Company as CFO in February 2008. Mr. Goldfarb has more than 25 years experience in a number of different technology companies, including IBM and a Fujitsu subsidiary. In addition to extensive international experience in a variety of management roles, he served as General Manager for the European affiliate of The Weather Channel and was responsible for turning around its European operations after multiple years of losses under previous management. He has most recently been involved in the private equity space, both as a management consultant and investor and recently concluded the sale of one of those companies to a large European investment group. Mr. Goldfarb also serves on the board of GelStat Corporation and is head of their Audit Committee. Mr. Goldfarb specializes in the turnaround and growth of emerging companies with a focus on strategic planning and prudent financial management.
Michael R. "Mickey" Donn, Sr.
Chief Operating Officer
Michael R. “Mickey” Donn, Sr. currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for the Company. Mr. Donn previously served as a consultant, Director of Communications, Managing Director, Senior Vice President of Operations, Executive Vice President, and Treasurer for Ecosphere Technologies, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ecosphere Systems, since 2000. Mr. Donn was Project Manager for Ecosphere’s EPA verification testing of its water filtration system and has served on the Board of Directors since March 2005. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Donn served as President of the 1700-member Miami-Dade County Fire Fighters Association, for which he previously served as Vice President and Treasurer since 1982. Mr. Donn coordinated relief efforts for the Miami-Dade fire fighters following Hurricane Andrew. Additionally, he set up and coordinated the Ecosphere relief effort in Waveland, MS following Hurricane Katrina. From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Donn conducted day-to-day operations of Dade Oil Company as General Manager.
Jacqueline McGuire
Senior Vice President of Administration and Corporate Secretary
Jacqueline McGuire has served as a Company officer since April 1998. Since January 2001, she has served the Company as Senior V. P. of Administration. Her responsibilities have included recruiting and supervising all administrative staff, as well as coordinating all company travel and costs, reviewing all expense reporting and managing administrative contract office equipment services. Additionally, her duties include coordination of the Company equity transactions and maintenance of the Company shareholder records and Board of Directors communications and meetings. Ms. McGuire formerly served as Chairman of the Board of Amclean Inc., an ultra-high-pressure coatings and removal contractor, from 1992 until 1997. Her duties included extensive travel to Europe to negotiate with equipment manufacturers on pricing, delivery and terms.
Sanjeev Jakhete
Senior Vice President of Engineering
Sanjeev Jakhete joined the Company in July 2004 and currently serves as Senior Vice President of Engineering. He previously served on the Ecosphere Board of Advisors from October 2007 until June 2008. Mr. Jakhete served as a project Team Leader for the Mobile Emergency Filtration System (MEFS) project with responsibility for project planning, execution and supervision for verification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through their Environmental Technology Verification Program to test and evaluate the MEFS. Mr. Jakhete led Ecosphere's deployment of the MEFS following Hurricane Katrina to make clean water available to residents of Waveland, MS. He co-invented the Ecosphere Ozonix™ process with company founder Dennis McGuire and has been instrumental in design of custom containerized water treatment systems using the Ecosphere Ozonix process for several applications including the oil and gas exploration industry and to clean up ballast water in the maritime industry. Mr. Jakhete was previously with Wallem Ship Management, an international shipping management company, from January 1992 until March 2003 as a Senior Marine Engineer with responsibility for operation and maintenance of shipboard machinery. Mr. Jakhete is a member of the Institute of Engineers, India, and holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Poona, India with First Class Engineer's Certificate of Competency. Mr. Jakhete completed Robotic Training for remotely operated robotic vehicles at the National Robotic Engineering Consortium, Pittsburgh, PA.
