CLEVELAND, April 13, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Critical Solutions Inc. (Pink Sheets:CSLI), the designer of rapidly deployable, renewable energy tower systems, announces that Juan Verde has joined the Company as a strategic advisor. Mr. Verde, who was appointed by former Vice President Al Gore to be the National Director of The Climate Project, will assist the Company in increasing the global exposure of its renewable energy powered mobile systems.
Mr. Juan Verde has dedicated most of his professional career to the development of communication, planning, and business development strategies in the public and private sectors of the U.S., Latin America, and the Iberian Peninsula. Most recently, Mr. Verde has developed an expertise on climate change and sustainable development. Mr. Verde has worked on twelve different political campaigns, including those of Ted and Joe Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and John Kerry. Mr. Verde was a strategic advisor on Hispanic Outreach issues for the Kerry Campaign and one of the principal directors and Chairman of Americans Overseas for Kerry (AOK) in Spain. He recently served as a member of Senator Hillary Clinton's National Finance Committee and later served as a member of Barack Obama's National Hispanic Leadership Council.
According to Critical Solutions, Inc. Chairman, R. Paul Gray, "Throughout his career, Mr. Verde has been committed to social entrepreneurship and community organizing. As president of the non-profit, The Biosfera Foundation, he facilitates matchmaking contacts and the sharing of best practices among energy business leaders in order to promote the development of renewable energy projects and technologies. As National Director of the Spanish branch of The Climate Project, Vice President Al Gore's U.S. and international grassroots climate change initiative, Mr. Verde actively promotes eco-friendly initiatives. Mr. Verde's experience in the renewable energy sector will be an asset to the Company as we begin to more aggressively introduce our renewable energy tower systems internationally."
Juan Verde is the founder and president of Public Administration Strategy Solutions (PASS(r)), a consulting firm that identifies, analyzes and communicates best practices for local, regional and national governments, specializing in international trade and renewable energies. Mr. Verde is also the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Canary Islands and serves on the boards of several Spanish and North American companies. Before founding PASS in 2003, Mr. Verde was Director for Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula for the Corporate Executive Board (CEB), a publicly traded strategic research and consulting firm serving more than 2,000 of the most prestigious corporations and financial institutions around the world, including 408 of the Fortune 500 companies.
About Critical Solutions Inc.
Critical Solutions Inc., offers a line of patent pending, self-powered trailer systems that can be rapidly deployed to power physical security and communication requirements for areas where power is difficult to obtain, or where conventional power means are too expensive to deploy. The company utilizes non-traditional power sources such as solar, wind, and hydrogen to provide efficient recovery, backup and primary power systems. Please visit www.criticalsolutions.net.
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