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SenesTech Announces Appointment of Vector and Pest Control Industry Veteran Joel Fruendt as Chief Executive Officer
PHOENIX, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES, "SenesTech" or the "Company"), (www.senestech.com) the rodent fertility control experts
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[{"type":"text","content":"PHOENIX, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES, \"SenesTech\" or the \"Company\"), (www.senestech.com) the rodent fertility control experts and inventors of the only EPA registered contraceptive for male and female rats, ContraPest®, today announced the appointment of Joel Fruendt as SenesTech's new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Ken Siegel. Mr. Siegel, who is expected to retire at the end of the year, will remain as an Executive Director, in a consultative role, through the transition period. This leadership transition is part of SenesTech's ongoing strategic plan to drive the commercialization of ContraPest, its flagship product.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nMr. Fruendt is a seasoned chief executive with over 15 years of leadership experience in the vector and pest control industry where he was the Vice President and General Manager of Clarke Environmental Inc., a leading vector and pest control products and services company. From Clarke, he brings extensive expertise in the development and manufacturing of EPA registered chemical control products, commercialization and sales of those products, and leading large sales and service organizations. Most recently he served as President and CEO of a global manufacturing company in the reflective technology and safety industry, where he spearheaded their successful revenue and profit growth through innovation and efficiency initiatives.\nMr. Fruendt brings a passion and commitment to sustainable, effective solutions to pest control challenges, and a direct connection to SenesTech's industry partners.\n\"I believe that SenesTech has developed an effective, sustainable, and earth-friendly tool for integrated pest management that focuses on fertility control as a method to reduce overall rodent populations,\" said Mr. Fruendt. \"The industry is in need of an IPM tool which reduces reliance on lethal chemicals and offers a sustainable solution, and ContraPest is the answer.\"\n\"Over the past three and a half years, we have laid the groundwork for the successful commercialization of ContraPest. We have completed necessary field work, we have improved the product's performance and delivery, we have initiated the needed awareness in the commercial end user market, and we have enhanced our relationships with pest control partners,\" said Mr. Siegel. \"This is an idea...