Named FuelCell Energy's Chief Executive Officer at the start of 2006, and Chairman in January 2007, Mr. Brdar has an extensive track record as a member of the company's management team. During his tenure, he led manufacturing, sales and marketing, and product development operations, and was responsible for the company's successful cost-out efforts.

Mr. Brdar has 24 years of combined technology development and new product introduction experience in a variety of executive positions around the industry. Prior to joining FuelCell Energy, he held management positions at General Electric, where he focused on new product introduction programs for its GE Power Systems business unit, and was product manager for its gas turbine technology. Prior to GE he was Associate Director, Office of Power Systems Product Management, at the U.S. Department of Energy where he was responsible for directing the research, development and demonstration of advanced power systems including advanced gas turbines, gasification systems and fuel cells.

He earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1981.

Mr. Kempner has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Loeb Partners Corporation since 1979 and a general partner of Loeb Investors Co. LXXV, an investment partnership and an affiliate of Loeb Partners Corporation. Mr. Kempner is also a Director of IGENE Biotechnology, Inc., Intermagnetics General Corporation, Dyax Corporation, Intersections, Inc. and Director Emeritus of Northwest Airlines, Inc.

Mr. Petty was President and Chief Executive Officer of Telus Corporation, a Canadian telecommunications company, from 1994 to 1999. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Business Service for AT&T and Chairman of the Board of World Partners, the Global Telecom Alliance. Mr. Petty is a Director of Enbridge, Inc., Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P, Enbridge Energy Management, Inc. and Enbridge Energy Company, Inc.

Mr. Epstein was the Chairman and CEO of Intermagnetics General Corporation. He began his career as an engineer at General Electric before moving to the U.K. to take on progressive management roles with Oxford Instruments plc. He was recruited to Intermagnetics in 1997 as President and COO, took over as CEO in 1999 and was elected Chairman in 2002. Mr. Epstein led Intermagnetics through multiple years of high growth and expansion until negotiating the sale of Intermagnetics to Royal Philips for $1.3 billion last year. He recently left Philips after leading a successful integration of both companies MR imaging businesses.

Mr. von Branconi is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Tognum AG's Onsite Energy Systems & Components Division. Prior to Tognum AG, Mr. von Branconi was the Chief Operating Officer for Lurgi AG, a Frankfurt, Germany company specializing in chemical plant engineering, including renewables, synthesis gas, hydrogen, carbon monoxide as well as sulfur recovery. Mr. von Branconi's prior roles at Lurgi included Manager of Controlling and Business Development. He was a regional director for ThyssenKrupp HiServe in Oberhausen, Germany as well as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer on the Executive Board for Technology and Commercial at Polyamid 2000 in Brandenburg, Germany.