NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. announced today the appointment of Jim Mann as Vice President of Finance and Administration.  The announcement was made by Jeremy W. Holt, President and Chief Executive Officer.  NxtGen is an emerging leader in syngas technology for clean diesel and engine combustion optimization.

“I am very pleased to welcome Jim as the Vice President Finance and Administration to NxtGen,” Holt said. “Jim brings 25 years of experience in accounting and senior financial management roles to our organization at a critical time in our development.  His varied experience and proven versatility will be a great asset to the team in our continued transformation from technology developer to a producer of products for the cleantech engine market.

According to Holt, Mann will be based at NxtGen’s Corporate Headquarters and Technology Center in Burnaby, British Columbia and will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company’s finances as well as information technology systems and operations support.  A key part of Mann’s role will be augmenting the October 2008 Series B investment of $15.4 million USD with new capital funds from investors, non dilutive and debt sources to support production growth.

Mann comes to NxtGen from Mustang Survival Corp., a privately owned marine and aerospace survival wear manufacturer with US and Canadian manufacturing sites.  Previously, Mann held senior financial management positions with DRI Dehydration Research Inc. (now EnWave Corporation), Jantzen Canada Inc. and A&W Food Services of Canada Ltd. 

Mann received his Chartered Account designation in 1984 and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Illinois (2005). He received a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting from the University of British Columbia (1981).  
 
NxtGen has developed innovative technology that makes existing and new internal combustion engines cleaner and more efficient to meet global emission regulations and CO2 targets. NxtGen has successfully miniaturized syngas production equipment for use in light- and heavy-duty vehicles.  “Syngas” is a hydrogen-rich gas that NxtGen produces from diesel fuel and air. It provides a platform for advanced emission reduction and combustion technologies for multiple fuels, including diesel, biodiesel, natural gas and gasoline. NxtGen’s first product, a retrofit syngas diesel particulate filter (DPF) system, is targeted at intra-city diesel vehicles: DPF regeneration can be initiated at the very low temperature of 200°C and sustained in stop/start city traffic which solves a key industry problem. 

NxtGen’s second retrofit product will reduce NOx emissions by 70% for low temperature intra-city diesel vehicles and avoids the cost and complexity of urea-SCR technology.  NxtGen is also developing systems for original equipment manufacturers that will achieve particulate and NOx emission reductions greater than 80%. 
 
NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. (www.nxtgen.com) is privately held by institutional investors. The company’s headquarters and technology center is located in Burnaby, British Columbia and the manufacturing and application engineering center is located in Wixom, Michigan.