VSPC
Rick Calacci Joins VIASPACE Board of Directors Monday February 5, 4:20 pm ET PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 5 -- VIASPACE Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: VSPC - News), a company commercializing proven technologies from NASA and the US Department of Defense, today announced that Mr. Rick B. Calacci has been appointed as an independent director of the company. Mr. Calacci, President of Access Sales Group, has extensive experience as a senior sales and marketing executive.
Previously Mr. Calacci was General Manager/Senior Vice President for Hannspree California, Inc.; President of Moxell Technology, Inc.; Senior Executive Vice President for Sharp Electronics Corporation; and Vice President-Sales for Toshiba America Consumer Products. Mr. Calacci's expertise is in strategic marketing and sales of consumer electronics and computer products at the retail level, brand building and supply chain management.
"VIASPACE is fortunate to have Mr. Calacci as a board member. Our Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation subsidiary is working to develop the global infrastructure to manufacture, distribute and sell disposable packaged fuel cartridges for fuel cell powered portable electronic devices such as notebook computers and cell phones. These fuel cartridges are analogous to disposable AA batteries, and we expect these cartridges ultimately to be available in all of the retail outlets where you can buy AA batteries. Mr. Calacci will provide strategic advice for the company on cartridge distribution and sales, and in other areas of product sales and marketing." Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Corporation has previously announced fuel cell cartridge manufacturing agreements in Japan, Korea and the US.
About VIASPACE: Originally founded in 1998 with the objective of transforming proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions that solve today's complex problems, VIASPACE benefits from important patent and software licenses from Caltech, which manages NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. For more information, please visit our website at www.VIASPACE.com, or contact for Investor Relations, Dr. Jan Vandersande, Director of Communications at 800-517-8050, or IR@VIASPACE.com.
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