Abtech Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:ABHD) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02
| (b) | Resignation of Named Executive Officer. |
On December 8, 2017, Jeffrey Gutierrez provided notice of his resignation as Vice President of Sales & Marketing of AbTech Industries, Inc. (“AbTech”), the majority-owned subsidiary of Abtech Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), effective as of December 22, 2017. Mr. Gutierrez resigned from this position for personal reasons and his resignation is not a result of any disagreement with the Company or the Company’s management.
About Abtech Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:ABHD)
Abtech Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, AbTech Industries, Inc. (AbTech Industries), provides solutions to water contamination issues that are caused by stormwater runoff, industrial processes, water produced in the extractive industries, such as oil and gas drilling, and spills of oil-based fluids in marine environments. The Company operates through the filtration and treatment of polluted water segment. It provides services for the design and selection of water treatment systems, products sales of filtration and treatment systems, installation of the treatment technologies and maintenance of the installed systems. These activities are provided through subcontractors and on some projects the Company may act as a subcontractor to other entities. AbTech Industries has developed a range of products that leverage its cornerstone filtration media technology called Smart Sponge. The technology can be used as a filtration media to remove hydrocarbons and other pollutants from water.