MAR Systems is a privately owned, Ohio-based company established in 2004. The firm develops processes and products for the removal of heavy metal contaminates from water. Through the reuse of recycled alumina catalysts, a bi-product of the hydrocarbon industry (petroleum, natural gas, chemical and related distribution and transmission industries), as a medium for water purification MAR has positioned itself at the forefront of recycling technologies. Our patent pending process, jointly developed with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), offers a cost-effective, state-of-the-art method for meeting the newly applied, more stringent U.S. drinking water standards for arsenic and for dealing with emerging, international water quality problems, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO). MAR Systems is a spin-off of Cleveland-based, minority owned Metaloy, a global leader in providing innovation, alternate markets, and leading edge technologies for recycling in the international energy and chemical industries.

At MAR Systems, we are developing technologies to keep our environment safe and clean. We believe our continued development of innovative technology will meet the challenge of stringent regulations to protect our drinking water supply for the future.

Claude Kennard, CEO and co-inventor of the technology, has held management positions with Metaloy, MCAT Services, BP Oil, Barnes Group and Hewlett-Packard. The past 35 years have been spent within the hydrocarbon industry focusing on procurement, logistics, research and MRO activities and developing technologies advancing recycling of non-hazardous materials. Claude is a proven innovator in catalyst recycling systems. In 2004, MCAT Services, another Metaloy spin-off was conceived and constructed based on a patent-pending process to magnetically separate a waste petroleum catalyst for reuse within the refining industry. In addition, he has published several articles relating to catalyst recycling and waste minimization. Mr. Kennard holds an MBA from Weatherhead at Case Western Reserve University and a BA-Chemistry from William Penn College.

Tony Kuhel, COO was with BP for 26 years as Chief Process Engineer, a core member of the internationally acclaimed Group Knowledge Management Team based in London, and a variety of senior roles in operations, technology, process safety and environmental compliance. Tony was one of the founders of Knowledge Transformation® along with other executives from BP and most recently Managing Partner for the Escalys Partnership, a leader in managing knowledge assets for hard value. Mr. Kuhel holds a BS-Chemical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University.