Z Trim Holdings adds ex-energy executive to advisory board

Mundelein-based Trim Holdings, Inc. said G. Stephen “Steve” Finley, former Chief Financial Officer of Baker Hughes, Inc., will joing the company’s advisory board.

Finley will assist the management team with strategic planning and business development initiatives involving the company’s new industrial ingredients division, which was unveiled just last week and will leverage Z Trim’s exclusive technologies to address critical needs in oil drilling, hydraulic fracturing, petroleum coke, steel, aluminum and paper production, and other industries.

Finley, who sits on the boards of several energy-related companies, has also demonstrated confidence in Z Trim’s future by personally investing in the company through Brightline Ventures. Other members of the Z Trim advisory board include Gordon Brunner, former CTO at Procter & Gamble, Roger Enrico, former CEO of PepsiCo, Jack Greenberg, former CEO of McDonald’s, and James Lawrence, former CFO of Unilever and General Mills.

“Adding someone of Steve’s stature to our team underscores our intention to become a major player in the energy sector,” said Steve Cohen, Z Trim’s CEO. “Mr. Finley brings a wealth of experience as well as access to an invaluable network of contacts in major companies that can benefit from our technology and products.”