Natural Resources >> CEO Interviews >> January 7, 2002
WILLIAM RETZ is Chief Executive Officer of NoFire Technologies, Inc.
Rear Admiral Retz, USN (RET), completed his active Naval service in
October 1995 after 32 plus years as a surface warfare officer. His
increasingly responsible experience included commands at sea at the ship
(USS Stump DD978), squadron (DESRON 22) and group (SURFGRUMIDPAC) level.
Ashore, he worked predominately in the area of personnel/manpower
management where he was a proven specialist and included two flag tours
at the Bureau level. He served with the river patrol forces in Vietnam,
the amphibious forces during the 1973 Mideast crisis and in the Persian
Gulf. He conducted several of the early shipboard at sea tests of
Tomahawk. As the Deputy for Operations at the US Central Command during
the 'tanker war' in the Persian Gulf, he was responsible for improving
the remote stateside command links for those operations. He participated
in the planning for operations which later became Desert Storm. From
1992-1994 he commanded Naval Base Pearl Harbor and the Naval Surface
Group Middle Pacific. Rear Admiral Retz was the responsible commander
for the final closure of the Philadelphia Naval Base. After leaving
active duty, Rear Admiral Retz was employed as Vice President of ARAMARK
Corp. in Philadelphia from 1996-1999 and later opened his own consulting
business. In September 2000, Rear Admiral Retz was named CEO of NoFire
Technologies Corp. He is a Director of the Independence Seaport Museum,
Leadership Inc., AEPCO Corp and the Navy League. He is the Public
Relations Chair of the SNA Board. He and his wife Julia reside in Media,
Pennsylvania. Profile
Mr. Retz: NoFire is a small company with our main offices and R&D
facility in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. With production
