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Departure of Mr. Éric Phaneuf from NOVEKO INTERNATIONAL INC.

^{Published on 2011-06-08 05:46:21 - Market Wire}
 

MONTREAL, June 8, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - Noveko International Inc. (TSX: EKO) (the "Company") announces that Mr. Éric Phaneuf, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has decided, for strictly personal reasons, to reorient his career and has accepted a position with another company. Mr. Phaneuf will assume his duties within the Company until June 15, 2011. Until his replacement, Mr. André Leroux, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will also act, on an interim basis, as Chief Financial Officer.

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Noveko International Inc. offers innovative solutions in the environmental and medical fields worldwide. Through its subsidiaries, the Company specializes primarily in the following business segments: the development, manufacturing and marketing of derivative products from its patented antimicrobial filtration technologies, mainly air filters, surgical masks and respirators, as well as other products with antibacterial properties such as hand sanitizers - and the development, manufacturing and marketing of medical equipment, primarily portable real-time ultrasound scanners for use in human and veterinary medicine.

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