Jim Curley, President & CEO

Jim Curley was promoted to President & CEO, and also became a member of Nano-Tex, Inc.’s Board of Directors in May 2006.  Jim joined Nano-Tex in June 2005 as CFO and was responsible for all financial & administrative functions as well as supply chain and chemical purchasing.

Jim has more than 20 years of experience in executive positions in the consumer products, retail and computer industries. He began his career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen & Co. and has been a CFO for four publicly traded companies, three of which he led through initial public offerings.

Prior to joining Nano-Tex, Jim was CFO of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: “LF”) from 2001 through 2004. As CFO, he led LeapFrog through its IPO in July 2002. LeapFrog was the #1 performing IPO of 2002. While at LeapFrog, Jim was part of the senior team that led LeapFrog to become the #3 U.S. toy manufacturer where it achieved sales of $680 Million and $73 Million in net income. Jim was also CFO & CAO of The Gymboree Corporation (NASDAQ: “GYMB”) from 1992 through 1998, where he led a high-profile IPO and contributed significantly to Gymboree’s growth from a venture capital backed startup to a multinational operator of over 500 stores.

Jim was an officer with the U.S. Air Force attaining the rank of Captain. He was a Presidential Systems Analyst with the USAF at the Pentagon from 1978 through 1981.

Jim holds a BBA from Texas A&M University and was a CPA registered in the state of Texas. Jim lives in Los Altos Hills, California with his wife and six children.

Dr. Kelvin Chen, Vice President, Global Technical Operations

Kelvin joined Nano-Tex in December 2007 as Technical Director overseeing worldwide quality assurance and mill technical transfer. In recognition of his many accomplishments, Kelvin was promoted to head all global R&D and technical operations in October 2009.

Prior to joining Nano-Tex, Kelvin was most recently General Manager of the R&D department at Bondex International Textiles, a leading manufacturer of innovative textile products for brands from LL Bean to Polo Ralph Lauren. In addition to his textile engineering and manufacturing experience, Kelvin also has significant academic and research experience having been a professor and run the department of textile chemistry at the Wuhan Institute of Textile Science & Technology, as well having been published in numerous scientific textile journals and publications.

Kelvin holds a PhD from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, as well as a MS and BS in textile chemistry from the Beijing Institute of Chemical Fiber Technology.

Bob Moran, Senior Vice President Sales, America

Bob Moran joined Nano-Tex in January, 2007 as Senior Vice President Sales for the Americas.  Moran, a veteran of branded apparel and footwear with more than 25 years experience in sales and marketing, leads Nano-Tex’s domestic sales.

Prior to joining the company, Moran was executive vice president of Mulberry Neckwear, a licensed neckwear company whose customers include Macy’s, May Company, Saks Department stores, Kohl’s and Dillard’s.  Moran has also served as senior vice president of sales/US for Dr. Martens, a global branded casual footwear company.  During his first two years with Dr. Martens, Moran stabilized sales, improved gross margins, and led the successful turnaround and return to growth and profitability.  Previous to that, Moran held a variety of senior sales and product merchandising roles, culminating as vice president of sales for department stores, for Levi Strauss & Company.  While at Levi’s, Moran was responsible for strategic account relationships and led a national field sales organization managing all categories of the Levi’s and Dockers apparel business.   Moran’s additional executive experience includes managing day-to-day operations at Joe Boxer, Incorporated, as executive vice president, and launching and developing Oh- La-La! Incorporated, a specialty coffee bar and café retail company, as president.

Moran holds a bachelor of business administration from San Francisco State University.

Dirk Keunen, Senior Vice President Business Development, Europe

Dirk Keunen, joined Nano-Tex in April 2005 and is responsible for business development and licensing in Europe. Dirk came to Nano-Tex with over 20 years experience in the textile industry, having most recently worked at Outlast Technologies where he was responsible for building a European organization and licensing strategy as well as founding the Outlast Europe joint venture.

Prior to Outlast, Dirk managed the European Sales and Marketing activities for Burlington Industry’s uniform, workwear, protective wear and active wear business. Earlier in his career, Dirk worked for European market leaders Klopman International and Royal Ten Cate, specializing in the uniform, workwear and protective wear market segments. Dirk also managed a garment manufacturing company in Holland, specializing in hospital and career apparel.

Dirk graduated from the Vrij Instituut Marie Haps in Brussels Belgium as translator in English and Russian, and has also participated in a number of marketing and management training programs.

Dirk lives in Belgium with his wife and two teenage children.

Mark Brutten, Senior Vice President, Marketing

Mark Brutten joined Nano-Tex in 2004 as senior vice president of marketing, with more than 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising. Mark has developed and led strategic marketing, branding and advertising initiatives across a range of industries, including consumer packaged goods, technology, media, hard-goods, soft-goods and the Internet.

Prior to joining Nano-Tex, Mark was vice president at Addis, a leading brand strategy and design firm. There, he developed brand platforms for companies in the consumer goods, technology and fitness arenas, including Intel, Dole, Maytag and 24-Hour Fitness.

Previously, Mark was vice president of marketing and business development at Productopia. He earlier led the brand marketing efforts at When.com, Excite and Segasoft, where he oversaw the development of three-time Clio award-winning work.

Mark also was marketing director at the E.J. Brach Corporation, where he spent seven years developing, launching and marketing Brach’s confections, achieving a significant increase in that brand’s market share and revenue. He began his career at Young & Rubicam, a leading global advertising agency.

Mark holds a BS in marketing and advertising from Indiana University School of Business.