STAMFORD, Conn. — Humbert Powell, a managing director at Sanders Morris Harris investment banking firm, has been elected to the Green Earth Technologies Board of Directors. Powell will serve on the company’s audit/compliance committee.

Powell serves as a senior member of the Equity Capital Markets and Investment Banking Divisions of Sanders Morris Harris, which during the course of the last four years has raised more than $2.8 billion for more than 30 oil, gas and energy-related transactions. Before joining SMH Capital in 1996, Powell was the chairman at Marleau, Lemire USA and vice chairman of Marleau, Lemire Securities Inc. He also served as a senior managing director in the Corporate Finance Department of Bear Stearns & Co., with domestic and international responsibilities for the investment banking effort. Previously, he was a senior vice president and director of E.F. Hutton & Co., where he was employed in various capacities for 18 years. Powell also sits on the board of trustees at Salem-Teikyo University, and previously served on the boards of Lottery Dynamics, Alliance Distribution, World Water Corp., Endeavor International Corp. and Green Holdings Inc.

“Humbert B. Powell will be a strong addition to our board, with his solid background in finance and his passion for environmental conservation,” said Jeff Marshall, president and CEO of Green Earth Technologies. “We are confident that he will be an important contributor at the Board level and we look forward to benefiting from his insight.”

Commenting on his appointment, Powell stated, “Green Earth Technologies is a ground-breaking company devoted to producing environmentally friendly products, and I am honored to join its board of directors. I look forward to working closely with Jeff and the rest of the team as the company pursues its goals of growth on a global scale.”