VANCOUVER, BC – NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. announced today the appointment of Gloria Wandyez as executive director of sales. The announcement was made by Chris Benner, vice president of sales and application engineering. NxtGen is an emerging leader in syngas technology for clean diesel and engine combustion optimization.

“It is a privilege to welcome Gloria as the executive director of sales to NxtGen,” Benner said. “Gloria is well qualified with more than 25 years of automotive and commercial vehicle experience. The breadth of her knowledge affords many opportunities for NxtGen. Gloria has deep, well-balanced talent in both purchasing and sales functions across not only the OEM market, but also with Tier 1 suppliers and associated consultants. I look forward to her many contributions to our future growth plans.”

According to Benner, Wandyez will be based at NxtGen’s Wixom, Mich. office and will be responsible for increasing the company’s sales focus through North American market expansion. She will continue NxtGen’s focus on both aftermarket and OEM customer acquisition in current markets and new market segments.

Wandyez comes to NxtGen from Ricardo – a leading provider of engineering solutions and strategic consulting worldwide – where she was very successful in new business acquisition as the director of business development.

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the General Motors Institute and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago.

NxtGen’s technology is making existing and new engines cleaner to meet global emission reduction regulations. It provides a platform for advanced emission and combustion technologies for multiple fuels, including diesel, biodiesel, natural gas and gasoline. NxtGen has successfully miniaturized syngas production from petroleum refinery scale equipment for use in light- and heavy-duty vehicles.

“Syngas” is a hydrogen-rich gas that NxtGen produces from diesel fuel. This novel system significantly reduces particulate matter and NOx emissions from diesel engines and enables engine manufacturers to focus their efforts on improving fuel economy and performance. Automotive industry materials and manufacturing processes result in a product with low costs and high reliability. NxtGen’s system enables a 50 percent reduction in platinum group metals costs for the catalytic filters now being implemented to reduce diesel engine emissions and avoids the cost and complexity of urea-SCR technology.

NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. (www.nxtgen.com) is privately held by institutional investors. The company’s headquarters and technology center is located in Burnaby, British Columbia and the manufacturing and application engineering center is located in Wixom, Mich.