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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
February
3, 2010
Contact
Investor Relations:
William
McKay, Chief Executive Officer
626-807-6508
wrmckay@gmail.com
Pinnacle
Energy Corp. Completes Acquisition of Harbin Aerospace Company; Appoints William
McKay as Chief Executive Officer; Plans on Pursuing Aerospace Market in
China
San Juan
Capistrano, Calif.- – February 3, 2010 – Pinnacle Energy Corp. (OTC BB: PENC.OB)
announces that on February 1, 2010, it completed the acquisition
of the aircraft component part design, engineering and manufacturing
business of Harbin Aerospace Company, LLC. The transaction was
structured as an asset acquisition.
Following
the acquisition Pinnacle has appointed aerospace industry veteran William Reed
McKay as its Chief Executive Officer and a member of its Board of
Directors. Mr. McKay replaces David Walters as Pinnacle’s Chief
Executive Officer. Mr. Walters will continue to serve as a member of
Pinnacle’s Board of Directors.
My
Walters stated, “We are extremely pleased to have completed the acquisition of
the aircraft component part design, engineering and manufacturing business of
Harbin Aerospace. Harbin’s proprietary aerospace bearing technologies
present a significant opportunity to enter into a joint venture in China to
manufacture component parts for commercial aircraft.”
Mr.
Walters also commented, “Bill McKay is a successful aerospace veteran with over
25 years of experience and we look forward to Bill leading the execution of the
significant opportunities that China presents.”
Pinnacle’s
newly appointed CEO Bill McKay stated, "We are very excited about the
opportunities in China. With the development of China's home-grown C919
commercial aircraft and the ongoing expansion by Boeing, Airbus and Embraer into
the region, we see this as an incredible opportunity to be on the ground floor,
producing and marketing much needed component parts. Our discussions of
the project with the local and Provincial Government in China, Boeing, Airbus,
Embraer and AVIC have uniformly been met with a very high level of interest,
support and cooperation, all of which we believe will lead to the success of the
project."
Mr. McKay
also commented “China is the world's fastest-growing major air-travel market,
with Asia-Pacific demand forecasted at about 8,000 planes over the next 20
years. China will account for more than a third of orders valued at $1.4
trillion.”
"Each and
every one of those planes uses approximately 3,000 parts that we plan to make,"
said McKay. The company also expects to generate revenue from the spares market
as the parts are replaced on a regular basis.
About
Mr. McKay
Mr.
McKay, age 55, has twenty-five years experience in the aerospace/manufacturing
industry, holding many senior management positions including General Counsel,
General Manager, Manufacturing Manager, COO and CEO of both private and public
companies. Since March 2009, Mr. McKay has been the founder and
Chief Executive Officer of Harbin Aerospace Company, LLC, an aircraft component
part design, engineering and manufacturing company. Prior to
forming Harbin, he was an aerospace industry consultant involved in aerospace
projects in China and other aspects of the industry (2008 to
2009). From 2006 to 2008, Mr. McKay served as Chief Operating
Officer for Acromil Corporation, an aerospace structural component manufacturing
company. Prior to Acromil, Mr. McKay served (from 1986 to 2006)
in a variety of senior management roles with Southwest Products Company, a
specialized engineering consulting firm and designer and manufacturer of plain
spherical bearings used primarily in aerospace, naval and sophisticated
commercial applications. He started as General Counsel (1986), and
was promoted to Executive Vice President and General Manager (1987) and Chief
Executive Offices (1991). As part of the acquisition of Southwest Products
Company by Sunbase Asia, Inc., a Hong Kong-based aerospace company, Mr. McKay
also took on the role of President-CEO of Sunbase Asia. He received a B.A. in
History (Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa) as well as a JD and an MBA from the
University of Southern California. He is a member of the California
State Bar.
About
Pinnacle Energy Corp. and Harbin Aerospace Company
Pinnacle
Energy Corp., acquired the aircraft component part design, engineering and
manufacturing business of Harbin Aerospace Company. Pinnacle plans to
use Harbin’s proprietary aerospace bearing technologies to manufacture and sell
component parts for both new and used commercial aircraft, initially though a
joint venture in China. The component parts are referred to as
self-lubricating spherical bearings, and they help with several flight critical
tasks. The combined company trades under the symbol OTC BB:
PENC.OB.
Information
About Forward-Looking Statements
This
press release contains or incorporates by reference “forward looking statements”
including certain information with respect to plans and strategies of Pinnacle
Energy Corp. For this purpose, any statements contained herein or
incorporated herein by references that are not statements of historical fact may
be deemed forward looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing,
the words “believes,” “suggests,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward looking
statements. There are a number of events or actual results of
Pinnacle Energy Corp. operations that could differ materially from those
indicated by such forward looking statements.
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