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March 30, 2010

Electronic Recyclers International (ERI) has expanded to its executive roster with the addition of a number of executives with significant industry experience.

The company has named Gregory Ross, formerly of Republic Services and Allied Waste Services, as its new vice president of Sales; and Brenda Mathison, formerly of Best Buy as its vice president of Environmental Client Affairs.

The company also named Larry Novicky, formerly with the Federal Government, as director of Business Development; Matt McLaughlin, formerly with Metech Recycling, as ERI's Regional sales director for Colorado; Paul Leahy, formerly of Waste Management Recycle America, has been named National Account executive; Brent Killough, formerly of Republic Services, has been named National Account executive; Robert Warner, formerly with Calibra Medical Inc., has been named director of IT; and Ernie Moreno, formerly with Intechra and IBM, has been named senior manager, Asset Management.

"Our continued growth and expansion into new capabilities and into new geographic areas meant we needed to reach out and expand our leadership team," says John Shegerian, chairman and CEO of ERI. "When we say that we have the best people, technology and service we mean it. We had a unique opportunity to secure the best people from different industries and disciplines, and we didn't hesitate to bring them all on board to once again demonstrate our commitment to hiring only the best people to manage at ERI."

"We are confident that the unique blend of experience, talent and skill that each of these all-stars brings to the table will be a tremendous collection of assets to our continuous improvement programs in every aspect of our business," Shegerian adds. "We look forward to a highly successful future with our new executives as together we continue to lead the nation in electronic recycling."

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May 7, 2010

By James Olinger

Top: (l-r) Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International John Shegerian, Recycling Operations and Commodity Disposition Director Anthony Borges, and CEO of LS-Nikko Copper Seong-Won Kang take a look at commodities collected from electronic waste inside ERI's shredding facility.

Bottom: Electronic Recyclers International and LS-Nikko Copper officials stand together inside ERI's shredding facility, with the world's largest electronic waste shredder in the background. (Photos by Ralph Berrett)

Fresno, CA (May 7, 2010) – Representatives from Korea-based LS-Nikko Copper, one of the world's largest copper smelters, visited Electronic Recyclers International's Fresno location Thursday afternoon to view their new liaison office at ERI as well as the company's facilities.

Due to a partnership announced several months ago, LS-Nikko Copper has invested in "urban mining," or above-ground mining, as a resource for precious metals. In turn, the massive amounts of commodities that go through ERI's electronic waste recycling facilities across the country have a guaranteed home. In another aspect of the agreement, LS-Nikko has obtained a minority investment position in ERI.

"LS-Nikko Copper has proven their foresight by investing in us and investing in urban mining, and they are the first large smelter in the world to take the position in the new trend of urban mining," said ERI Chairman and CEO John Shegerian.

CEO of LS-Nikko Copper Seong-Won Kang called ERI's electronic waste shredder, which is the largest of its kind in the world "very impressive," and also seemed pleased with the new office.

"Electronic Recyclers International is one of the most important business partners in the world," Kang said. "We are hoping to expand our recycling business in the United States, and in a sense ERI is our most pleasurable asset in the United States."

Shegerian took great pride in presenting the visitors with the office in ERI headquarters, which is LS-Nikko's first in this country.

"It was somewhat emotional," Shegerian said of the experience. "These are our best partners from Korea, and we're so honored that they would come over here, invest in Electronic Recyclers International, and put a lot of faith in us to grow our business so we can grow this collaborative partnership together, this urban mining partnership together."

The partnership is a big boost for ERI, which has the goal of someday being the largest electronic waste recycling brand in the world, and not just the United States.

"This is the greatest partnership that we could have ever dreamed of and we look forward to expanding throughout the United States and also into Asia and into Europe with LS-Nikko Copper as our great partner," Shegerian said. "And today is just another step in that direction."