Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 7, 2002
JOHN E. NOHREN JR. has been Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Treasurer of Innova Pure Water, Inc., since the company's
inception. Mr. Nohren has a BS in Engineering and Business. Prior
to entering the consumer products field, Mr. Nohren was
responsible for technological advances in remediating water
contamination of various natures. Under prime contracts with the
Department of Defense, the applications included the treatment of
water in a chemical, biological and nuclear war scenario, as well
as the removal of a variety of contaminants from the production
of military products. The obvious voids in the field of consumer
water treatment, and the need to apply those technologies for the
benefit of the general population, led to the formation of Innova
in 1985. Since that time, he has continued the development of
consumer water treatment products which, today, represent a wide
choice of viable portable personal water treatment products. He
is the named inventor of a number of the company's patents. Profile
Water today?
Mr. Nohren: Innova Pure Water was founded in 1986 as a follow-on
company to a defense oriented research and
