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Michael McCarthy, President & CEO / Director

NXT Nutritionals, Inc. is led by entrepreneur and food and beverage industry veteran Mike McCarthy, an executive with over 25 years of experience in the sector. He is the former Vice President of Pepsi-Cola’s Fountain Solutions. While at Pepsi, he was responsible for the development and integration of their Citrus Hill juice products. Michael was also instrumental in the negotiation and subsequent integration of Hawaiian Punch into the Pepsi-Cola system. The results of this assimilation increased fountain sales more than five hundred percent. Mr. McCarthy was also a key component in a national sales effort that was successful in landing several large national accounts. Additionally, he was part of a special acquisition team that was working to increase Pepsi-Cola’s fountain presence.

As an entrepreneur Michael has been the driving force behind the development of numerous beverage products. He was responsible for the development of Juice Creations, a product that was successfully launched in Massachusetts and then expanded nationally. After selling his business, Juice Creations, to Pepsi Cola, Mr. McCarthy built the Juice Creations product line into a $63 million business in the first year after Pepsi Cola’s acquisition.

After his career at Pepsi-Cola, he was instrumental in the growth of Al’s beverage Company from a small independent manufacturer to one of the largest independent Royal Crown Cola fountain manufacturers in the United States. In his position as COO of Al’s Beverage Company Michael was responsible for building and operation of one of the most modern independent fountain plants in the country.

Richard M. Jordan, Executive Vice President, General Manager / Director

Richard Jordan is an expert in branding and sales promotions, with over twenty five years experience in sales, marketing and retail. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Advertising and Marketing from Arizona State University, and holds a Masters Degree from Cornell University in Business and Marketing.

After graduating from college, Richard began his career in the food industry with Nabisco Foods, Inc. After three years with Nabisco, Richard was promoted through various positions, achieving the position of Sales Manager, was honored as Salesman of the Year for Nabisco Brands and served as assistant to the Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

In 1983 Richard joined The New York State Food Merchants Association, a lobbying and trade relations firm, accepting the position of Director of Trade Relations. In 1987 he was promoted to the office of Executive Vice President and General Manager, the position held until his resignation in 1991.

Richard then served as President at Jordan Associates Inc., a food brokerage firm, specializing in introducing new products from both small and fortune 500 companies. Prior to his current position at NXT, Mr. Jordan was Vice President of Sales for Healthy Dairy, LLC, now a wholly owned subsidiary of NXT Nutritionals, Inc. In addition to being past President of The Catholic Institute of the Food Industry, Richard chairs a committee on the Food Industry for Covenant House. He sits on the board of directors for the Deborah Heart and Lung Foundation in New Jersey. He also is on the advisory committee for Calvary Hospital in New York City.

Mark A. Giresi, Director

Mark A. Giresi is a retail executive with almost 25 years of experience in various operations and legal roles in the United States and internationally. Most recently, he served as Executive Vice President, International for Limited Brands, Inc., a $9 billion dollar specialty retail business trading under the Victoria’s Secret, Bath & Body Works, White Barn Candle Co., and Henri Bendel brands. In that role, he led the development of the Company’s International growth strategy and the day-to-day management of the growth of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works outside of the United States. In May 2005, he was appointed EVP, Retail Operations, responsible for the Company’s Real Estate, Store Design and Construction, Visual Merchandising, Store Operations, and Loss Prevention and Brand Protection functions. He was on the Executive Committee of the Company, responsible for its strategy and the overall business performance of its branded specialty retail businesses.

Mr. Giresi joined Limited Brands in February, 2000 as Vice President of Store Operations and in August, 2001 was promoted to Senior Vice President, Chief Stores Officer for the Company’s almost 4,000 retail stores.

Prior to joining Limited Brands, Mr. Giresi was Senior Vice President of U.S. Franchise Operations and Development for Burger King Corporation, responsible for the restaurant operations and support to almost 8,000 franchise-owned and operated stores together with all real estate investments in the U.S. business. From 1993 through 1998 he held the position of Senior Vice President, Worldwide General Counsel and Secretary for Burger King. During that time, he was also a member of the Board of Directors of Restaurant Services, Inc., the independent purchasing cooperative for the U.S. Burger King System. He began his career with Burger King as a real estate attorney in 1985 and has published numerous articles and spoken on various franchise and intellectual property law topics. Mr. Giresi was a member of the first United States – South Africa Commercial Law Delegation established by the United States Department of Commerce and the government of South Africa.

Mr. Giresi has served on several philanthropic and business association boards, including the Board of Directors of the Beacon Council, the business development agency for Miami-Dade County, Florida, the Miami Philharmonic and the International Franchise Association. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of UFood Grille, a publicly-traded, franchised restaurant business, Fiduciary Trust International of the South, an investment management firm, and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Columbus, Ohio, where he served as the Treasurer and a member of the Executive and Human Resource committees.

Mr. Giresi is a past recipient of the Italian-American businessman of the year by the National Italian American Foundation in South Florida. In 2004, he received the Champions Award from Safe Horizons, a leading domestic violence prevention organization in New York City. He is an attorney at law of the State of New Jersey. He earned a law degree in 1983 from Seton Hall University and a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting in 1980 from Villanova University.

Ann E. McBrien, Director

McBrien is a veteran sales and marketing executive with more than 25 years of business experience, ranging from starting her own businesses to a leading national and international organization. She was the first female Vice President of Sales in Procter & Gamble (P&G) history in 1999.

From 1982 to 2001, McBrien’s held a variety of executive positions with increasing responsibility at P&G. During her tenure at the consumer foods giant, she was known for building strong relationships with major international retail clients, increasing global health care sales and developing a merchandising program, global pricing and promotion plans for global customers.

From 2002-2006, McBrien co-founded OT OverTime, LLC, a company with a line of hair and body care products for boys with the brand name “OT.” The company acquired the brand from P&G. OT OverTime introduced the line nationally to major retail chains, including the supermarket chain, The Kroger Co., and Target Corp., a national retailer.

Currently, McBrien is a consultant to Tremor, a division of P&G. Tremor, which provides clients with a word-of-mouth marketing program, has relationships with 400,000 moms to share brands and brand benefits of products marketed by other companies as well as P&G to their friends.

Ms. McBrien has a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois. She is active in educational and community organizations.

Paul S. Auerbach, MD, MS, Director

Dr. Paul S. Auerbach is a Professor of Surgery in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University Medical. He will be forming and heading the Company's Medical Advisory Board. He is the former Professor and Chief of the Divisions of Emergency Medicine at Stanford and Vanderbilt. Dr. Auerbach is a founder and past president of the Wilderness Medical Society, editor of the definitive medical reference text Wilderness Medicine, 5th Edition, and author of Medicine for the Outdoors, which is a leading book on outdoor health for laypersons.

Dr. Auerbach practices emergency medicine, teaches, performs research, and advises numerous agencies and organizations, including serving as an advisory board member to the AARP "Fat 2 Fit" Community Challenge. Dr. Auerbach has been hailed as a Hero of Emergency Medicine by the American College of Emergency Physicians. He also serves on the National Medical Committee for the National Ski Patrol. Dr. Auerbach is a recipient of numerous awards including the DAN America Award from the Divers Alert Network, Outstanding Contribution in Education Award from the American College of Emergency Physicians, a NOGI Award in 2006 from the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences, Diver of the Year for Science in 2008 from Beneath the Sea, and DAN/Rolex Diver of the Year in 2009.

Dr. Auerbach is a graduate of Duke University and Duke University School of Medicine, as well as the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Ted Mandes, Director

Ted Mandes is an experienced entrepreneur, executive and investor, however his philanthropic and charitable work is what he is most proud of.

Mr. Mandes played professional golf until 1975, and then entered the business world as an account executive in the ladies apparel business. After a successful stint in New York, he founded Mandes and Associates. It was during this time that Mr. Mandes honed his marketing skills to make his company one of the largest agents to the trade. During his career in the apparel business, Mr. Mandes developed divisions of Federated Department Stores, May co. JC Penny and other multiple store groups into multi-million dollar accounts for many of the major wholesale companies that his firm represented.

As an investor, Director and entrepreneur, Mr. Mandes has consistently recognized and understood trends well ahead of the rest of the market, from new innovations in apparel to developing inserts and needs for diabetic patients with conditions like peripheral neuropathy.

In 1994 he founded Bioform, Inc. with Stephen Warner, a pedorthic foot care company that dealt with orthopedic foot problems but also addressed the needs of diabetics. While developing this opportunity, the urgent need to address the alarming increase in the incidence of obesity and diabetes in the United States became apparent to Mr. Mandes.

Mr. Mandes sits on the Board of Directors of the Raymond F. Kravis Center and the Palm Beach Counties performing arts center. He also developed and chairs the Palm Beach Wine Auction, the most productive fundraising event for the performing arts center's award winning education department. Ted's mission "is to further advance the educational experience of our youth - it is more than just a cause it is an ongoing obligation." Over 85,000 students have attended live performances camps and other workshops every year for the past 16 years.

David Deno, Director

David Deno is a veteran executive with over 27 years of experience in the restaurant industry having held various key positions including President, CEO and CFO of public and private companies.

Prior to joining NXT’s Board of Directors, Mr. Deno served as President and CEO for Quiznos LLC. Beginning in August 2006, he was a Managing Director with the private equity firm CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC an ownership partner in Quiznos which led David to his executive positions at Quiznos.

Prior to August 2006, he spent more than 15 years with YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM - News) and PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP - News). At YUM! Brands Mr. Deno served as Chief Operating Officer from October 2004 to February 2006 and as Chief Financial Officer from November 1999 to October 2004. He was instrumental in growing YUM! Brands and building shareholder value after its spin-off from PepsiCo in 1997. Mr. Deno also held senior positions in YUM!'s International and Pizza Hut divisions. Prior to joining YUM! David worked for Burger King Corporation (NYSE: BK - News) and The Pillsbury Company in various finance, real estate, and operations assignments.

Dr. Richard L Kozlenko – Consulting Director of R&D and Quality Control
D.P.M., M.P.H., Ph.D.

Professional Background and Experience

INNOVATIVE NUTRACEUTICALS 2006: JV in creating patent-pending, proprietary and unique brewery solids invention, regarding the synergistic, antioxidant properties with Vitamins E and C in a lipid management system.
FUELCeL (TM) 2006: Private, self-funded venture involving new innovation in energy bar formulation and technology. Company start-up including proprietary coating formulation. Trademark 2006.
SUSTA™ 2004: Principal author and developer of primary features of this IP. Co-developing website and expanded market applications in beverage and dry good applications. SUSTA™ technology centers on the control of the adverse effects of sugar on blood sugar and insulin response in functional foods and beverages. Original human studies conducted at the University of Scranton proved efficacy of product.
HEALTHY DAIRY 2002: Formulated and positioned nutraceutical yogurt drink beverage marketed in major private label venues such as Wal-Mart (1300 stores). Product was reformulated as “all natural” with additional features, with major distributors and brokers throughout East coast and in Whole Foods nationally.
NXT NUTRITIONALS, LLC 1999: Formulated functional beverages, carbonated and flat drink lines, for beverage R and D Start-up Company. Author of three White Paper technical reports concerning the health positioning/ingredient strategies of beverages.
MEDOCTOR INC. 2001: Point person on an international medical development and quality control team for multiple patented inventions in telemedicine, designed to provide primary and secondary medical diagnosis from client data entry. Product targeted for B to B and B to C applications.
HEALTHSHOP.COM, 1999-2000: Designed and authored major wellness programs including the essential logic and algorithms. Worked closely with engineering, marketing, editorial and design to overview project. Designed proprietary nutritional products, serve on the Scientific Quality Assurance Board and Board of Scientific Advisors.
CLINICAL NUTRITION, 1997-2001: Multidisciplinary team practice with patients on specialized diets ranging from food sensitivities and allergies, weight-management issues, cardiovascular, diabetic, etc. Worked part-time with clients integrating nutritional approaches with specialized fitness training.
EARTHRISE TRADING COMPANY, 1996-1998: Formulator of finished products including supplements and functional foods, research in the pharmacognosy and nutraceutical applications/ evaluation of new ingredients, spirulina derivatives, and formulated products; co-chairman of the Scientific Advisory Board for Earthrise Trading Company and Earthrise Farms, associate in marketing and sales support. Developed product and point of sale materials for Earthnet, Earthrise’s network marketing division.
I.C. REFRESHMENT CO, 1993-1998: Scientific and Nutrition Director: Developed and created new functional beverage formulation for a major mass-market beverage company, scientific foundation for product nutritional positioning, point of sales materials, scientific research.
PARALLEL PRODUCTS, 1995-1998: Spearheading nutraceutical, and pharmacognosy research and applications of brewery solids in conjunction with the Functional Food Department of the University of Chicago, University of Scranton. Original research finding positive synergy between vitamin E and brewery extract in animal heart model studies.
GLOBAL VISION INC, 1994-1996: Infomercial and networking marketing Company. Developed and formulated products, point of sales materials, marketing team resource.
FREEDOM WEIGHT-LOSS CLINICS, 1993-1996: Consultant. Developed and authored lay and professional information, clinical nutritional syllabus for physicians for weight management, proprietary formulations
INTER-CAL CORP., 1993-1994: Consultant. Spearheaded new applications of Ester-C in conjunction with marketing and research roles. Worked closely with UCSF School of Preventive Dentistry in original research and electron microscopy evaluating erosive nature of conventional vs. Ester C on dental enamel and inhibition of plaque bacteria with various vitamin C salts.
COLUMBIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, 1988-1994: Director of Health Enrichment. Implementation, author and development of computerized wellness curriculum for international students approved by the State of California for higher education. Faculty mentor since 1978 for students matriculating at Master's and Doctoral levels in health, clinical and nutritional sciences.
MILL VALLEY PODIATRY AND SPORTS MEDICINE GROUP, 1984-1990: Physician and Surgeon in a group practice that emphasized sports medicine, rehabilitation, fitness, and orthopedics.
WHOLISTIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION INSTITUTE (WHN), 1973-1984: Director and Co-Founder of nationally acclaimed non-profit institution for holistic and traditional medicine, education for public and health professionals. Clinical nutrition, clinical ecology, non-invasive therapies, sports medicine, community education. Elective Family Practice residency rotations through WHN with Stanford Medical School and San Francisco Public Health Hospital. CEU credits approved for nurses and physicians.

Education and Training

METABOLIC NUTRITION: 2003 Training and consulting in principles and practice of metabolic nutrition that uses specialized diets predicated on specific laboratory findings of how an individual oxidizes nutrients.
RECOVERY SYSTEMS: 2002 Six-week preceptership in nutritional intervention and metabolic assessment protocols related psycho biochemical conditions focused on behavior, mood, and addictions.
UCSF SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GRANDROUND SEMINARS: Invitational postgraduate clinical seminars Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism (1 yr)
UCLA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, Master's in Nutritional Biochemistry and Public Health (MPH)
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE, Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM)
COLUMBIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Doctor of Philosophy, Wellness Education (Ph.D.)
UCLA, Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Biology (B.S.)

Professional and Honor Societies (elected to membership):

Fellow, International Food Technologists
Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences (Nutrition)
American Podiatry and Sports Medicine Association
American Academy of Sports Medicine
Royal Society of Health
American College of Nutrition
California Orthomolecular Society
American College of Public Health and Nutrition

Special Projects

On survey development team for Cancer Research Fund for epidemiological studies trying to better understand potential risk factors unique to Marin residents.

Publications and Authorship

Primary author of two nutraceutical patent-pending inventions in association with the University of Scranton Dept. of Food Chemistry, Joe Vinson Ph.D. 2001, 2002.
Nutritional Editor, Healing 2000, Health and Happiness Publishing, 1999
Associate Editor and Writer, Health World Magazine, 1993-1996
Stepping Stones To Nutritional Awareness, CPU Press, 1978
Lifestyle and Environment, computerized wellness curriculum for Columbia Pacific University, 1987
Color Code System, behavioral modification program for changing eating habits and food selection patterns (unpublished)

Media Presentations and Lectures

Psychology Today, "Eating Habits of Americans," co-authored with Sam Keen, Oct. 1979
Prevention Magazine, major interviews in three issues, 1979.
KGO radio, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, Canadian Radio, Infomercials, Evening Magazine, etc.
Lectures: San Francisco State, UCLA, UC Medical and Dental Schools, San Jose State, Mt. Zion Hospital, numerous

Dr. James R. Gavin III, Medical Advisory Board Member

Dr. Gavin currently serves as Clinical Professor of Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, as Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Healing Our Village, Inc.

Dr Gavin belongs to numerous relevant organizations, including the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE). He is a past President of the American Diabetes Association and was voted Clinician of the Year in Diabetes by the ADA in 1991.

Active in clinical research, Dr. Gavin has authored and co-authored more than 200 articles and abstracts for such publications as Science, Journal of Applied Physiology, Diabetes, and the American Journal of Physiology. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Daniel Hale Williams Award, the Banting Medal for Distinguished Service from the American Diabetes Association and Internist of the Year Award from the National Medical Association. He is also a recipient of the 2009 Living Legend in Diabetes Award from the American Association of Diabetes Educators. Dr. Gavin graduated with a degree in chemistry from Livingstone College, a doctorate in biochemistry from Emory University and a medical degree from Duke University.