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CALGARY, Feb. 24 /CNW/ - Alter NRG Corp. ("Alter NRG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Fish as Chief Marketing and Sales Officer.

Mr. Fish brings with him more than 25 years of progressive experience in leading sales and marketing teams within growing companies.

"Richard is a strategic sales and management executive with proven experience in delivering sales growth," says Mark Montemurro, President and CEO, Alter NRG. "We welcome Richard aboard at this stage in the Company's growth to advance our Company's sales and marketing efforts."

"I am looking forward to using my background to build the marketing and sales operations at Alter NRG and Westinghouse Plasma Corp.," says Richard Fish. "Developing a strategic selling role with this innovative plasma gasification technology in the global market place is an exciting opportunity."

Mr. Fish has held senior executive positions where he successfully drove revenue over the hundreds of millions of dollars, shortened sales cycles, developed national marketing programs, distribution channels and global service coverage programs. As Chief Marketing and Sales Officer at Workhorse Custom Chassis (2000 - 2003) Mr. Fish led global sales, strategic partnerships and acquisitions. Mr. Fish was Sr. Vice President and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer with Universal Trailer Corp. (2003-2005), the largest manufacturer of specialty trailers in North America where he was responsible for the worldwide sales and marketing efforts. In his last position, Mr. Fish held the position of Portfolio CEO and Operating Partner with Monomoy Capital Partners (2005 - 2008) a private equity fund.

ABOUT ALTER NRG

Alter NRG is pursuing alternative energy solutions to meet the growing demand for environmentally responsible energy in world markets. The Company's vision is to be a senior energy producer by becoming the world's leading supplier of plasma gasification technology and developing environmentally sustainable and economically viable gasification projects. The Company's objective is to further commercialize the Westinghouse Plasma technology, a wholly owned subsidiary, to provide renewable and clean energy solutions from a wide variety of feedstocks, and providing a wide variety of energy outputs - including hydrogen, liquid fuels like diesel, and ethanol, power, and syngas. You can find us on the web at www.alternrg.com.

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