Alex Weisselberg Appointed as President of ABS Quality Evaluations

April 8, 2009

Houston, Texas—Alex Weisselberg has been appointed to the position of President - ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc. (ABS QE). Alex has been serving as the Acting President for ABS QE since 2 September 2008.

Alex Weisselberg joined ABS Group as Vice President of Latin America in March of 2003 following his role as a Senior Director at Enron. Prior to that, Alex held a number of senior leadership positions in his 20 years with Amoco Corporation ranging from Director of International Negotiations and Director of Business Development-Latin America to his most recent role as President of Amoco Venezuela Petroleum Company. Alex received his BS and Masters of Engineering degrees from Cornell University and holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

About ABS Quality Evaluations

ABS QE expertise spans quality, health, safety, environmental, social accountability and security management system audits, vendor supply chain compliance assessments, and certification and training services. Through offices worldwide, ABS QE provides global certification, auditing and training services to leading organizations. Some of the markets served are oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, machinery and equipment, aerospace and defense, pharmaceutical, food processing, electronics, automotive and consumer goods, among others. ABS QE is distinguished by having highly qualified auditors, many of whom have more than 15 years of specific industry and audit experience.

ABS QE, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is accredited by the largest and most respected accreditation organizations worldwide.

For more information, Contact:

Kristy Evenson
Marketing Coordinator
ABS Group of Companies
1-281-673-2948 | kevenson@abs-group.com