Quickfilter Technologies, Inc. August 1, 2007 news release announces appointment of Dr. Ed Staiano, a member of the company's Board of Directors, as Co-CEO and Chairman of the Board.

Quickfilter Technologies, Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that develops mixed-signal ICs for programmable analog-to-digital processing, today announced the appointment of Dr. Ed Staiano to the position of Co-CEO and Chairman of the Board, effective August 1, 2007. At present, Dr. Staiano serves on the company's Board of Directors.

In his new role as Quickfilter Technologies Co-CEO, Dr. Staiano will oversee the sales and marketing activities. Bob Silco, Quickfilter Technologies founder and Co-CEO, will be responsible for all other CEO activities.

Dr. Staiano is currently the Chairman and CEO of the Sorrento Investment Group, LLC, which focuses on start-up ventures in the Internet and Telecommunications areas. Dr. Staiano is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Bucknell University, Chairman of Apriva, LLC and Chairman of the Business Development Committee for Acoustic Technologies. As a member of the Board of Directors for BoneCare International, Inc., Dr. Staiano served on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and was Chairman of the Governance & Nominating Committee. Prior to starting his own investment company, Dr. Staiano was the Chairman and CEO of Iridium World Communications Limited (IWCL), following a 23-year career with Motorola.

Dr. Staiano earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. He holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico. He is a graduate of Stanford University's Institute of Rocket Propulsion and Harvard University's Institution for Education Management.