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Exhibit
99.1
WINDTAMER
CORPORATION ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF MARK MATTHEWS AS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES
AND MARKETING
ROCHESTER,
NY - (Marketwire - 12/17/09) - WindTamer Corporation ("WindTamer" or the
"Company") (OTC.BB:WNDT-News), a
developer and manufacture of a patented new wind turbine technology, announced
today that Mark Matthews has been appointed Vice President of Sales and
Marketing.
Prior to
joining WindTamer Corporation, Mr. Matthews was Vice President of Government and
Commercial Sales for Ultralife Corporation (NASDAQ: ULBI), where he managed a 15
person direct sales force with over 50 distributors and agents located on six
continents. Prior to that, as Vice President/General Manager of Government
and Defense Products at Ultralife, Mr. Matthews was responsible for all sales
and engineering activities in the Government/Defense business unit. Mr.
Matthews’ previous positions at Ultralife included Director of Sales, Director
of Quality and Lead Cell and Battery Designer. During his tenure at Ultralife,
starting in August 2000, Mr. Matthews was a key contributor in driving company
revenues from $32 million to over $250 million through product design and sales
leadership.
Prior to
joining Ultralife Mr. Matthews was a lithium sulfur dioxide cell designer from
1997 to 2000 at Saft America and as a thermal battery design engineer for Eagle
Picher from 1995 to 1997.
Mr.
Matthews holds a B.S. in Engineering Management and Chemical Engineering from
Missouri University of Science and Technology.
"Mark
Matthews understands energy systems," said William A. Schmitz, President of
WindTamer Corporation. "He has spent his entire career engineering and
improving energy systems and finding new ways to solve energy problems for
customers. This is a perfect fit for WindTamer, because we are all about
creating sensible value propositions for our customers from an exciting new
technology. When you combine Mark's technical expertise from years of
designing energy systems to his proven ability to organize a global sales
organization through both direct and distribution partners you have a
powerful new element that has just been added to the WindTamer team.
In addition, Mark's particular expertise in Governmental sales and his long
experience in effectively communicating a new technology's value to the customer
will be major factors in driving WindTamer's revenue growth as we bring our
patented wind turbine technology to market."
Gerald E.
Brock, WindTamer's founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and inventor of
the patented WindTamer technology, said, "The addition of Mark Matthews to our
management team continues my previously-stated and unwavering commitment to our
shareholders to bring a management team to WindTamer with the skills and
background to move our company into full-scale manufacturing and sales in 2010
and to make WindTamer what it deserves to be and will be - a worldwide leader in
wind turbine sales."
Mark
Matthews said, "The WindTamer turbine is a superior product that performs at a
higher level than anything else on the market. I am extremely enthusiastic about
the opportunity to communicate the value of the WindTamer technology to the
energy marketplace."
About
WindTamer Corporation
WindTamer
Corporation (http://www.windtamerturbines.com)
is a developer and manufacturer of highly efficient wind power generators that
utilize our Patented "Fluid-Driven Vacuum-Enhanced Generator" technology for the
production of electrical power. Applications of WindTamer turbines include
stand-alone and roof-mounted residential; stand-alone and roof-mounted
commercial and industrial; wind farms; boat-dock, RV and other recreational
applications; portable and transportation; and back-up power
sourcing.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release may contain forward-looking statements based on current
expectations that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. WindTamer Corporation cautions investors not to place
undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect WindTamer’s analysis
only as of today’s date. There can be no assurance that such
forward-looking statements will prove to be correct, and actual results could
differ materially. WindTamer undertakes no obligation to publicly
update forward-looking statements. Further information on these
factors, and other factors that could affect WindTamer’s financial results, is
included in WindTamer’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including
the latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Contact:
WindTamer
Corporation
Investor
Relations
Cherrie
Mahon
(585)
243-4040
ircontact@windtamerturbines.com