BOULDER CITY, Nev. — Amerityre Corp., a developer of polyurethane tire technologies, has hired Michael Kapral as its vice president of marketing. His appointment is effective March 31. Kapral was most recently employed by the Carpenter Co., a privately held manufacturer of polyurethane materials and products, where he was general manager of the tire products division.

"We are pleased to have someone with Mike’s knowledge of the tire and tire product markets on the Amerityre Management Team," commented Dr. Gary Benninger, Amerityre’s president and CEO. "Mike will prove invaluable as we continue moving forward in the process of marketing and commercializing the technologies we have developed."

Kapral brings to Amerityre a broad range of capabilities acquired during an extensive 25-year career in the tire and tire products industry. His experience includes tire fill material manufacture and sales, retread manufacturing operations and retail tire sales ranging from medium truck tires to off-the-road tires. Kapral began his career working for his father in the family’s retread shop, later moving into retail sales in the family’s four store tire business located in southern New York. Before joining Carpenter, Kapral worked as the medium truck territory manager for Bridgestone/Firestone in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

"I am confident Amerityre polyurethane technologies will revolutionize the tire industry. I am very excited to have the opportunity to play a role in bringing this technology to the marketplace," commented Kapral.

For more information on Amerityre, visit: http://www.amerityre.com.