NEW YORK, Sept. 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TINY ), an investor in transformative companies enabled by disruptive science, notes that its portfolio company, ABS Materials, Inc., has selected J. Gary McDaniel to lead the company as Chief Executive Officer effective September 3, 2014.
Mr. McDaniel has an impressive track record as a serial CEO of startup and early-stage ventures with over 30 years of decisive strategic, operational, marketing, and financial leadership. Under his leadership, Catacel became a major market player delivering over 50 percent annual sales growth. As a result of this growth, Catacel was recently acquired by Johnson Matthey, a global player in catalysts and process technologies. As head of a division of Honeywell/UOP, Mr. McDaniel orchestrated the successful turnaround of the company's petroleum refinery emissions control catalyst business, resulting in a 60 percent growth in sales and an 85 percent increase in profits. Earlier in his career, he excelled in various global management positions with leading advanced materials companies, including W.R. Grace & Company and Akzo Nobel. You may access ABS Materials' press release at http://www.absmaterials.com/announcements/j-g...ve-officer .
"We are excited that ABS Materials has reached a strategic growth point where it is able to attract high-level talent, such as Gary McDaniel, to its leadership team," said Doug Jamison, Chief Executive Officer of Harris & Harris Group. "We look forward to working with Mr. McDaniel, the other members of management and the board of directors as ABS Materials continues its progress."
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About ABS Materials, Inc.
ABS Materials, Inc. is dedicated to applying advances in 21st century materials science to the challenges created by 20th century industrial processes and chemistry. The company's advanced water treatment systems use patented Osorb ® absorbent glass materials to remediate oils, solvents and other VOCs in water without negative environmental effect. ABS Materials is a privately held company headquartered in Wooster, OH, with projects underway in the United States, Canada, Australia, India and Korea.
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