UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): AUGUST 5, 2011 (AUGUST
5, 2011)
TIRE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 000-28323 98-0368586
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
1620 CYPRESS GARDENS ROAD, MONCKS CORNER, SOUTH CAROLINA 29461
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(843)761-7955
Registrant's telephone number,including area code
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ITEM 5.02 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY
ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
ELECTION OF DIRECTOR:
On August 5, 2011 Dr. Serji N. Amirkhanian became a member of the Board of
Directors for Tire International Environmental Solutions, Inc. ("The Company").
Dr. Amirkhanian was the Mays Professor of Transportation and the Director of the
Asphalt Rubber Technology Services(ARTS) in the Department of Civil Engineering
at Clemson University until June of 2010. He was responsible for teaching
courses in construction materials (e.g., asphalt, concrete, etc.), construction
management, and construction productivity. He is the Director of Research and
Development for Phoenix Industries of Las Vegas. In addition, he is the partner
and Director of Research and Development for AET Robotics and Inspection
Services of Clemson, SC. He is also been selected to be a Guest Professor at
Wuhan University of Technology at Wuhan, China (a city of over 9 million
people).
Dr. Amirkhanian started his teaching career in 1987 at Clemson University. His
research area of interest is in construction materials, recycling issues and
polymers. He has conducted many years of research in hot mix asphalt area for
many private companies, SC DOT and Federal government. The total dollar amount
of his research contracts exceeded $14 million. His research has resulted in
over 100 refereed journal papers and over 100 conference papers and research
reports that are well-cited around the world. He has also published two book
chapters.
In addition Dr. Amirkhanian has conducted over 200 presentations around the
country and the world presenting his research findings. He has supported over 70
graduate and 80 undergraduate students conducting research for the South
Carolina Department of Transportation(SCDOT), the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA), the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
(SC DHEC), and private industries (e.g., BMW, Owens Corning, Michelin, Milliken,
Honeywell, etc.) over the past 23 years. Many of his students are in many
important positions either in academia or in the industry around the world.
He has been nominated and selected to many honors from various agencies (e.g.,
student organizations, departmental honors, university, state, etc.).
Dr. Amirkhanian is a recognized international authority on the use of recycled
and by-products in construction materials and has been conducting research in
this area for many years. In 2000, he did establish the Asphalt Rubber
Technology Service (ARTS). This program was the only service of its kind in the
world, and Dr. Amirkhanian has been invited to present the research findings of
his research team to many state agencies both in the United States and in many
foreign countries (e.g., China, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium,
Brazil, Poland, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, etc.). In recognition of his
expertise, he has been elected to both the technical advisory board of the
European Waste Tire Association (the only person from USA for rubberized
asphalt) and the technical advisory board of the Rubber Pavements Association
(RPA) in the USA. He is a member of many national and international engineering
associations (e.g., American Society of Civil Engineers, Transportation Research
Board, Asphalt Association of Pavement Technologies, etc.) and has been involved
with two USA patents.
Currently, Dr. Amirkhanian is conducting consulting work for various major
national and international companies including work for the World Bank. He lives
in Clemson, South Carolina with his wife of 28 years (Kathy) and they have four
children, ages ranging from 17 to 23 years of old.
Mr. Amirkhanian received 100,000 shares of the Company's common stock as initial
compensation for his services and will receive additional monetary compensation
for attendance at Board of Directors meetings. Mr. Amirkhanian may be asked to
perform consulting services for the Company in connection with the Company's
recently announced Moncks Corner, South Carolina project development. The
Company has provided Mr. Amirkhanian with the attached Indemnification. Mr.
Amirkhanian's term on the Board of Directors commences upon the Company
finalizing its Director and Officer liability insurance coverage.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
TIRE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS INC.
August 5, 2011
By: /s/ Antonio Care
Antonio Care
President and Chief Executive Officer
