Faith Griffin and Frank Moore Join Coda Octopus Board of Directors
NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/11/08 -- Coda Octopus Group, Inc. (OTCBB: CDOC), a world leader in underwater port security and marine survey technology, announced today the appointment of Faith Griffin and Frank Moore to its Board of Directors, bringing the total number of Board members to five.
"Faith and Frank are both highly experienced and have had accomplished careers in their fields of expertise. They bring invaluable and different knowledge to bear, Faith from the investment banking world, and Frank from the sphere of governmental relations, and I am sure that they will become key members of the Company's Board of Directors as it seeks to guide the Company to greater growth and success," commented Jason Reid, Coda Octopus President and CEO.
Faith Griffin, who will also Chair the Company's Audit Committee, has over 35 years' experience specializing in investment research and financing relating to emerging technology companies, first as analyst and later as investment banker for several investment banking firms, including Faherty and Swartwood, Tucker Anthony, LF Rothschild Unterbeg Towbin, Rodman & Renshaw and Josephthal & Co. Faith is currently a Director of Enherent Corp, a New York based public company in the information technology service and solutions field. She has a BA in Mathematics from Franklin & Marshall College and an MBA in Finance from New York University.
Frank Moore served under President Jimmy Carter from 1977-1981 as Assistant to the President with chief responsibility for relations with Congress, after having served as Chief of Staff to Jimmy Carter during his term as Governor of Georgia. From 1982-1998, Frank was Vice President for Government Affairs and Public Policy at Waste Management. He has worked for Coda Octopus Group, Inc. since May 1, 2006 as Senior Vice President Government Relations. Frank is also a Director of the Company's subsidiary, Colmek Systems Engineering, an engineering contractor in the defense sector. He earned his BBA from the University of Georgia and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.
About Coda Octopus Group, Inc.
Originally founded in 1994 as Coda Technologies, the Coda Octopus Group has grown to encompass five companies and is headquartered in New York. All of the Group companies operate within the technology innovation, product development and engineering services sphere with facilities in Washington D.C., Florida, Utah, New York, the UK and Norway. Alongside providing custom engineering and development to navies, oil and gas, nuclear and medical clients around the world, one of the key products is the Coda Echoscope(TM) -- the first real time 3D subsea sonar. The Coda Echoscope(TM) is the heart of the Coda Underwater Inspection System(TM) being adopted for homeland security in ports around the world and which can be linked to land based surveillance systems utilizing secure wireless communications developed by Innalogic, Inc. With this patent revolutionizing subsea visualization, and the existing systems integration skills within Colmek Systems Engineering and Martech Systems Ltd, the Coda Octopus Group companies believe they are well on the way to becoming the world's leading integrated sonar technology supplier.
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Released July 11, 2008