Kevin J. Zugibe, P.E.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Zugibe
founder of the Company, has been Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company since its inception in 1991. From May
1987 to May 1994, Mr. Zugibe was employed as a
power engineer with Orange and Rockland
Utilities, Inc., a major public utility, where
he was responsible for all HVAC applications.
Mr. Zugibe is a licensed professional
engineer, and from December 1990 to May 1994,
he was a member of Kevin J. Zugibe &
Associates, a professional engineering firm.
Mr. Zugibe is the brother-in-law of Stephen P.
Mandracchia.
Brian F. Coleman
President and Chief Operating Officer
Brian Coleman
has been President and Chief Operating Officer
of the Company since August 21, 2001 and
served as Chief Financial Officer of the
Company from May 1997 until December 2002.
From June 1987 to May 1997, Mr. Coleman was
employed by, and from July 1995 to May 1997, was a
partner with BDO Seidman, LLP, the Company's
independent auditors.
James R.
Buscemi
Chief Financial Officer
James Buscemi has been Chief Financial Officer
of the Company since December 2002 and served
as Corporate Controller since coming to the
Company in June 1998. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Buscemi held various financial
positions within Avnet, Inc, including Chief
Financial Officer of Avnet's electric motors
and component part subsidiary, Brownell
Electro, Inc.
Charles F. Harkins, Jr
Vice President -
Sales and
Marketing
Mr. Harkins
has been Vice President of Sales of the
Company since December 2003. Mr. Harkins
served as Vice President of Refrigerant
Product Services (“RPS”) from October 2000 to
December 2003 and has served in a variety of
capacities since joining the Company in 1992.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Harkins
served in the U.S. Army for 13 years attaining
the rank of Staff Sergeant; he is a graduate
of the U.S. Army Engineer School and the U.S.
Army Chemical School.
Stephen P. Mandracchia
Vice President - Legal and Regulatory
Stephen Mandracchia
has been Vice President Legal and Regulatory
of the Company since August 2003 and has been
Secretary of the Company since April 1995.
Mr. Mandracchia has served in a variety of
capacities with the Company since 1993
including from November 2000 to August 2003 as
Vice President of Operations. Mr. Mandracchia
was a member of the law firm of Martin,
Vandewalle, Donohue, Mandracchia & McGahan,
Great Neck, New York until December 31, 1995
(having been affiliated with such firm since
August 1983). Mr. Mandracchia is the brother
in-law of Mr. Zugibe.
Joseph Longo
Director - Engineering
Joseph Longo received his
Master of Science degree in Mechanical
Engineering
from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Mr.
Longo has been with the company since 1994 and
currently is Director of Engineering. Prior to
joining Hudson in 1994, Mr. Longo spent over
20 years as Assistant Vice President and
Department Head of Engineering at Trojan
Mechanical.
Riyaz Papar
Director - Energy
Assets and Optimazition
Mr. Papar received his Master of Science (ME)
from the
University
of Maryland and Bachelor of Technology (ME)
from the Indian Institute of Technology,
Mumbai. He is a Registered Professional
Engineer and a Certified Energy Manager. He is
also a certified DOE Steam BestPractices
End-User Training Instructor and a DOE
Qualified Steam System Specialist. Mr. Papar
specializes in Performance Monitoring &
Optimization of Energy Systems to reduce
operating costs and environmental emissions.
He has 12+ years of Industrial Energy
infrastructure experience and BestPractices
for Energy Asset Management. Prior to Hudson
Technologies, Mr. Papar has worked for Enron
Energy Services, Lawrence Berkeley Labs,
Energy Concepts Company and as an independent
Energy Consultant.
