Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> December 3, 2001

James Carbonari – Pentapure Inc

JAMES J. CARBONARI has been President and CEO of PentaPure Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of WTC Industries, since August 1998. Prior to that time, he was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for 10 years with Osmonics Inc., a water purification products manufacturer. Prior to Osmonics, Mr. Carbonari has held management and executive positions in the air pollution control industry with Donaldson Corp., Carter-Day Co., and Research Cottrell. Mr. Carbonari has a Chemical Engineering degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA degree from Northwestern University. He is an active member of the Water Quality Association, and various other industry organizations. Profile
TWST: Could we start with a brief overview of the history and evolution

of WTC Industries?

Mr. Carbonari: WTC started out as a company focused on the development

of iodinated resin technology