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Torvec Adds Two to Board of Directors

Automotive technology firm Torvec has elected Mary Ho and Philip Fain to its board of directors. Mary Ho is president of the China Millennium Council, a globally-recognized enterprise dedicated to fostering and developing innovative cultural, educational and community partnerships with China. A renowned expert in international negotiation, Ho has extensive experience in international public relations, corporate strategy development and transition management.

ROCHESTER, NY — Automotive technology firm Torvec has elected Mary Ho and Philip Fain to its board of directors.

Mary Ho is president of the China Millennium Council, a globally-recognized enterprise dedicated to fostering and developing innovative cultural, educational and community partnerships with China. A renowned expert in international negotiation, Ho has extensive experience in international public relations, corporate strategy development and transition management. Linking clients with their global counterparts in the U.S., China, the Pacific Rim, Central America and Europe, she develops cross-cultural business communication and diversity competency programs for CEO’s of Fortune 100 firms, business executives, governments, health care industries and academic institutions. Noted clients include B. Thomas Golisano, retired chairman and CEO of Paychex, Inc.; Thomas Watson, Jr., retired chairman and CEO of IBM; George M. C. Fisher, chairman of the National Academy of Engineering and retired chairman and CEO of Eastman Kodak; Xerox Corporation and Ford Motor Company.

Ho also serves as a research associate professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Business, Center for International Business and Economic Growth. Her research and teaching focus on empowerment and alliances, multinational resolve and arbitration, and global ethics leadership.

Philip Fain, Torvec’s CEO, was also named to the board. Fain was appointed CEO on March 3, 2005.

For more information about Torvec, go to: www.torvec.com.

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