 Christoph Henkel Joins SulphCo Board
SPARKS, Nev., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SulphCo, Inc. SUF, a leader in developing and marketing ultrasound technology for the petroleum industry, announced that Christoph Henkel has joined the company's board. Henkel is vice chairman of the Shareholders Committee of Henkel KGaA, a $13 billion international consumer products company based in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Prior to joining Henkel in 1989, Henkel held various management positions at Nestle and Henkel subsidiaries. He has served on the boards of Loctite Inc., the Clorox Company, as well as sporting goods company Head N.A. Henkel currently is principal and founding partner of Canyon Equity LLC, a private equity firm based in California.
"Mr. Henkel is a strategic addition to our diverse board and an important international figure who will play a significant role in the company's aggressive international marketing initiatives," said Rudolf Gunnerman, chairman and CEO of SulphCo. "He joins our other board members including Dick Masica, Robert van Maasdijk, Dr. Raad Alkadiri and Dr. Hannes Farnleitner, who are providing a wealth of talent and expertise as we continue to market our Sonocracking(TM) desulfurization technology in the world marketplace."
SulphCo's patented Sonocracking ultrasound process upgrades heavy sour crude oils into lighter sweeter crudes. It increases gravity and reduces sulfur, nitrogen and viscosity, producing more usable oil per barrel of crude.
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