Perma-Fix
Environmental Services Appoints Ben Naccarato as
Chief
Financial Officer
ATLANTA—February 27, 2009 —Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: PESI) (“Perma-Fix”) today announced
the appointment of Ben Naccarato to the position of Chief Financial Officer of
the company.
Mr.
Naccarato had been appointed Interim Financial Officer of Perma-Fix in October
2008 and previously held the position of Corporate Controller and Treasurer at
the firm. He has been with Perma-Fix since September 2004 and has
twenty years experience in senior financial positions in the waste management
and used oil industries. Prior to joining Perma-Fix, Mr. Naccarato served as
Chief Financial Officer for Culp Petroleum Company Inc, a fuel distribution and
used waste oil company. Prior to that, he spent fourteen years at Safety-Kleen
Corp., Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc. and USPCI Inc., in various corporate
and operational positions.
Dr. Louis
F. Centofanti, chairman and CEO, stated, “It is with great pleasure that we
announce Ben’s appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the
company. Since arriving at Perma-Fix over four years ago, he has
consistently demonstrated superior abilities in the area of finance and has
masterfully handled the role of Interim CFO over the past few
months. We look forward to his continued contributions to the
company.”
About
Perma-Fix Environmental Services
Perma-Fix
is a national environmental services company, providing unique mixed waste and
industrial waste management services. Perma-Fix has increased its focus on the
nuclear services segment, which provides radioactive and mixed waste treatment
services to hospitals, research laboratories and institutions, numerous federal
agencies including DOE and the U.S. Department of Defense and nuclear utilities.
The Industrial segment provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste treatment
services for a diverse group of customers including Fortune 500 companies,
numerous federal, state and local agencies and thousands of smaller
clients.
Please
visit us on the World Wide Web at http://www.perma-fix.com.
Contacts:
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Dr.
Louis F. Centofanti, Chairman and CEO
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David
K. Waldman-US Investor Relations
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Perma-Fix
Environmental Services, Inc.
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Crescendo
Communications, LLC
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(770)
587-5155
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(212)
671-1020 x101
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Herbert
Strauss-European Investor Relations
herbert@eu-ir.com
+43 316
296 31
