DIANE C. CREEL NAMED FINALIST FOR
SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR

Ecovation CEO recognized for corporate leadership and growth

Ecovation CEO Diane C. Creel has been named a finalist in the Rochester Small Business Council’s 24th annual search for Business Person of the Year.

Creel joined Ecovation in 2003 as CEO and has helped lead the company’s recent explosive growth as a provider of value-driven, sustainable wastewater management and renewable energy solutions. Thanks in part to Creel’s leadership, the company has won more contracts in the last six months than in any prior year, including installations for Unilever, Kraft Foods, O-AT-KA Milk Products, and CoolBrands International.

“Diane’s corporate leadership is outstanding. Her efforts are really starting to show as we gear up to design and build more of our wastewater treatment systems than ever before,” says Robert Cummings, Ecovation’s Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer.

Prior to leading Ecovation’s success, Creel served as CEO and President for Earth Tech, a California-based engineering firm that provides solutions in global water management, transportation, engineering technology, and environmental services. It was at Earth Tech she became the first woman in the United States to hold CEO position of a publicly-held engineering firm. In her 10 years as CEO of Earth Tech, the company’s annual revenues grew from $50 million to $1.3 billion.

Creel joins eight other Rochester-area business leaders as a finalist for Business Person of the Year. The recipient of the award will be announced October 17, 2006 at the Rochester Small Business Council’s annual award luncheon gala hosted by the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

About Ecovation
Ecovation provides value-driven, sustainable renewable energy solutions to meet the wastewater management needs of industrial clients. Ecovation’s customized wastewater treatment solutions include the patented Mobilized Film Technology (MFTSM), which provides superior treatment of high-strength organic wastes, as well as the Krofta Technologies’ line of dissolved air flotation (DAF) and filtration (DAFF) treatment systems for solids removal. Based in Victor, NY, Ecovation has multiple facilities installed and operating for major Fortune 500 clients. For more information, visit www.ecovation.com.

About Rochester Small Business Council
The SBC provides services, support, and business-to-business opportunities to growth-oriented small business owners throughout the greater Rochester metropolitan area. Independent of market or industry, the SBC is recognized as the voice of small business, meeting the dynamic and diverse needs of our members.

September 22, 2006

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