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The following is an excerpt from a DEF 14A SEC Filing, filed by ENERGENX, INC. on 6/24/2005.
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ENERGENX, INC. - DEF 14A - 20050624 - PROPOSAL_1

PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors

The Company’s business is managed under the direction of its Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors has designated as nominees for election all six of the directors currently serving on the Board.  See “Nominees for Director” below for profiles of the nominees.  After the election of six directors at the meeting, the Company will have six directors.

All of the nominees have indicated a willingness to serve as directors, but if any of them should decline or be unable to act as a director, the proxy holders will vote for the election of another person or persons as the Board of Directors recommends.  The Company has no reason to believe that any nominee will be unavailable.

THE BOARD RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR AND SOLICITS PROXIES IN FAVOR OF THE NOMINEES LISTED BELOW.  The holders of Common Stock of the Company are entitled to one vote per share equal to the number of shares held by such person at the close of business on the record date.  As there is no cumulative voting, each stockholder shall cast all of his/her votes for each nominee of his/her choice or withhold votes from any or all nominees.  Except to the extent that a stockholder withholds votes from any and all nominees, the persons named in the proxy, in their sole discretion, will vote such proxy for the election of the nominees listed below.  The six nominees who receive the most votes shall be elected as directors.  Directors are to be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

Nominees for Director

The following persons have been nominated by the Board of Directors for election to the Board of Directors:

Name

Age

Position

Gary A. Bedini

52

Director, President & Chief Executive Officer

John C. Bedini

47

Director, Vice President

Thomas E. Bearden, Ph.D.

55

Director

Hans Werner Huss

76

Director

Marvin Redenius

40

Director

Rick M. Street

62

Director, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary

     


Directors elected at this annual meeting will serve until the next annual meeting.  The nominees for directors and their qualifications are set forth below.  


Gary A. Bedini.  Gary Bedini and his brother John Bedini were co-founders of Energenx, previously named Bedini Technology, Inc..  Gary Bedini has served as a director and President & CEO of Energenx since September 1999.  At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2004 Gary Bedini was reelected as a director of Energenx to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At a Board Meeting on June 18, 2004, Gary Bedini was reelected as President and Chief Executive Officer of Energenx to serve until the Board of Directors meeting to be held as soon as possible after the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Mr. Gary Bedini has over 25 years experience in consumer electronics industry.  Gary Bedini was a co-founder of Bedini Electronics, Inc. with his brother John Bedini.  Mr. Bedini possesses a broad knowledge of procurement, manufacturing, distribution, advertising and sales.  Mr. Bedini was instrumental in securing numerous state of the art trade reviews and the 1996 Golden Note Award, given to the most innovative audio products .  As a member of H.E.A.A. (Hi End Audio Association) he has participated in numerous efforts to promote and enhance the industries availability into export markets.


Rick M. Street.   Rick Street has served as a director of Energenx since November 2001.  Mr. Street has served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Energenx since June 2002.  At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2004 Rick Street was elected as a director of Energenx to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At a Board Meeting on June 18, 2004, Rick Street was re-elected as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Energenx to serve until the Board of Directors meeting to be held as soon as possible after the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Rick Street, CPA, CIA has 21 years of management experience in accounting, auditing, development of management information systems, maintaining fully integrated computerized accounting programs designed for small businesses and experienced in all aspects of small business management.  From 2002 until present he has been teaching accounting at North Idaho College, Gonzaga University and Spokane Community College.  He currently holds a fulltime tenure track position at Spokane Community College and is a principal of an accounting practice in Spokane Washington.  From 1996 to 2001 he was the Director of Internal Auditing for the Coeur d’Alene Casino & Resort in Worley, Idaho.  From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Street was the controller of the Athletic Round Table, Inc., a non-profit charitable organization.  Mr. Street received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (accounting) in 1991 from Eastern Washington University and a Masters in Accountancy from Gonzaga University in 2003.  He is a Member of the Washington State Society of Certified Public Accountants and a Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors.


John C. Bedini.  John Bedini and his brother Gary Bedini were co-founders of Energenx, previously named Bedini Technology, Inc.  John Bedini has been a director, Vice President of Energenx since September 1999.  At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2004 John Bedini was re-elected as a director of Energenx to serve until the 2003 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At a Board Meeting on June 18, 2004, John Bedini was reelected as Vice President for Research and Development of Energenx to serve until the Board of Directors meeting to be held as soon as possible after the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Mr. John Bedini is a scientist and well-known inventor.  His work has produced many innovative audio products that have been marketed over a 25-year period to the audio electronics industry.  Mr. Bedini has also developed a variety of products and technically innovative products for several different industries.  His inventions include the BEDINI line of audio amplifiers, Bedini Audio Spacial Environment (B.A.S.E.), the Bedini Clarifier products, the Binaural Audio and several instruments for the medical industry.  He has been awarded many patents related to his various inventions.  Mr. Bedini has received broad industry recognition including designation as Distinguished Scientist of the year by the Association of Distinguished American Scientists.  He is a graduate of Bell and Howell Institute of Technology.



Thomas E. Bearden, Ph.D.  Thomas Bearden has served as a director of Energenx since June 2001.  At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2004 Mr. Bearden was reelected as a director of Energenx to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.   Thomas Bearden is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Energenx.  Tom Bearden is a research scientist, inventor, consultant, and holds Ph.D. (Trinity University) in Science, M.S. (Georgia Tech) in Nuclear Engineering, and B.S. (Northeast Louisiana State) in mathematics.  has participated in founding the first legitimate theory of COP>1.0 EM systems published in leading scientific journals.  Dr. Bearden is Director of the Association of Distinguished American Scientists (ADAS), a Fellow Emeritus of the Alpha Foundation's Institute for Advanced Study (AIAS), CEO of CTEC, Inc., a private research and development company based in Huntsville, Alabama and serves as a member on the board of directors of two private companies.  He has authored or co-authored more than 200 professional papers in the literature and has published several technical books.  In his work with the AIAS, he has participated in authoring and co-authoring more than 100 scientific papers primarily in the area of advanced electrodynamics.  Approximately one third of the papers have been published in leading scientific and research journals.  Of the published articles one half of them are related to extracting usable electromagnetic energy.


Marvin Redenius.  Marvin Redenius has served as a director of Energenx since his appointment to the board in March 2004 , to serve until the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2004 Mr. Redenius was reelected as a director of Energenx to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.   Since 1990, Mr. Redenius has been the owner of Farm Advantage, Inc., an agriculture supply company operating in the mid-western U.S.  Farm Advantage supplies innovative agricultural products and services.  The company warehouses and distributes products from North Central, Iowa and has annual sales in excess of 40 million dollars.  Mr. Redenius also owns and operates Northern National Trucking, Inc., which consists of a fleet of 30 tractor trailers.  Mr. Redenius and his family also own and operate Cristina Corp, a farm corporation.  Mr. Redenius also owns GTG Corporation, which invests in early stage technology based companies.  


Hans Werner Huss.  Hans Werner Huss has served as a director of Energenx since January 2002.  At the 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 18, 2004 Mr. Huss was reelected as a director of Energenx to serve until the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.  Mr. Huss graduated Diplom Ingenieur Electrical Engineering, with emphasis on Electronics, from the Technical University in Munich, Germany.  He currently serves as President and Chairman of a new technology company Integrated Micrometallurgical Systems, Inc. based in Spokane, Washington.  He is also involved in Consulting for several other start-up companies with promising new technologies, advising them in business and marketing matters.  Previously, he has served in many functions in different companies in the U.S. and in Europe, most notably in executive positions of several high tech companies in different industries, such as: President, Euromissile G.I.E. in Paris, France (a management and sales company for missile systems in the EADS Group – European Aeronautics Defense and Space Company); President, MEADS International, Inc., in Orlando/Florida (tri-national management company for the Medium Extended Air Defense System, under contract from NAMEADSMA, the NATO agency in Huntsville, AL, managing this tri-national system under joint development in the U.S., Germany, and Italy); President, Magnetic Transit of America, Inc., in Los Angeles, CA (engineering and marketing company for a Mag-Lev Transportation system for inner urban use; a subsidiary of AEG/Daimler-Benz); General Manager of IBCOL Technical Services GmbH, in Munich, Germany (internationally operating marketing and sales company mainly in the fields of aircraft, aircraft parts, transportation systems, security and surveillance systems, medical systems); and, Program Manager for a mobile air defense system at Euromissile, Paris, France and at MBB, Munich, Germany.


Gary Bedini is John Bedini’s brother.  There are no other family relationships between any of the officers and directors.

Information Concerning the Board of Directors and Committees Thereof

The Board of Directors of Energenx has not constituted any audit, nominating, governance or other board committees.  The functions of such committees are performed by the Board of Directors.

During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Board of Directors met on four occasions, including two unanimous written consent meetings.  Each director attended or participated in 75% or more of the meetings held by the Board of Directors.