PLEASANTON, Calif., Jan. 6, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reterro, Inc., an emerging green remediation leader in eliminating hydrocarbon contamination from soil and ongoing waste streams, announced today that Martin Gardner has joined the Company's executive leadership team as its Chief Financial Officer, effective January 6, 2014.<br /><br />Mr. Gardner comes to Reterro with more than 25 years of executive experience in accounting, finance and management at high-growth private and publicly traded companies. Mr. Gardner most recently served as Corporate Controller for Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated, a leading aircraft manufacturer and global provider of aerial services. He was central to the company's successful IPO, as well as other capital-raising initiatives totaling more than $500 million. <br /><br />Prior to his tenure at Erickson, Mr. Gardner served as Vice President of Finance for McCormick and Schmick's Management Group. He also held senior financial management positions in the semiconductor industry with Lexar, Inc., and Mattson Technology, Inc.<br /><br />Mr. Gardner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from San Jose State University and a Master of Science degree in Finance from Golden Gate University. Mr. Gardner is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.<br /><br />"I am extremely pleased to join such an energizing growth company," said Mr. Gardner. "I am also proud to help fulfill Reterro's vision of enabling a cleaner and more sustainable planet. All of us at Reterro are committed to achieving the best possible performance for our customers, partners and shareholders."<br /><br />"Marty Gardner is an extremely capable CFO," said Reterro Chief Executive Officer Ferdinand Seemann.  "His experience in a very similar business model will be critical to Reterro's growth as we take an increasingly prominent place in the market as a pre-eminent green remediation solution provider."<br /><br />About Reterro<br /><br />Reterro, Inc., provides the foremost compliant and curative green remediation solution for tens of thousands of locations worldwide that are government-mandated to clean ongoing hydrocarbon waste streams and undergo soil remediation for existing hydrocarbon contaminated waste.  Uniquely effective in urban, populated and space-constrained environments in which health and safety restrictions prohibit any other competing technologies, Reterro is unrivaled in mobility, cost-effectiveness and speed-to-completion, with a record of 100% certainty of efficacy. 