C-Tech Industries - A Company of the Karcher Group
High-Pressure Cleaning Equipment
David Tyler, Vice President / GM - Hotsy
David Tyler
Senior VP and CMO
Career: Joined C-Tech Industries - 2003. Former VP Sales & Marketing and VP Marketing & Product Management for GE Interlogix Security & Life Safety Division, a leading global manufacturer of security system components sold through over 10,000 independent dealers
Education: BA Honors College, marketing and finance emphasis, University of Oregon
Hobbies: Scuba diving, rafting, sea kayaking, backpacking, sailing, and downhill skiing
Family: Wife, Sandy; 3 children
Home Town: Portland, Oregon

Mark Kaley, Vice President Operation and COO
Dr. Mark Haley
Senior VP and COO
Career: Joined Kärcher in 2001 as CEO of Kärcher Kleaner, in Rancho, Cucamonga, California, manufacturing plant for Kärcher consumer and professional products. Nearly 20 years in manufacturing management, including General Manager of CCL Labeling Equipment, and Vice President of Operations for Domino Amjet
Education: PhD in Engineering, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland, 1984; BSc in Engineering, Cardiff University, Cvardiff, Wales, 1981
Hobbies: Motorcycling, home maintenance
Family: Wife, Susan
Home Town: Cornwall, England

Thorsten Binkert, Vice President of Finance and CFO
Thorsten Binkert
Vice President of Finance and CFO
Career: Joined Alfred Kärcher in 1999 as a member of the Group Controlling department; in 2004 named CFO for Kärcher’s new manufacturing plant in Ningbo, Republic of China; in 2006 named CFO for American Kleaner, of the Kärcher Group, in Rancho Cucamonga, California; became Vice President of Finance and CFO for C-Tech in March 2007.
Education: Studied economics with an emphasis in controlling and accounting at Fachhochschule Nuertingen Economics school from 1995 to 1999.
Hobbies: Cycling, swimming
Family: Single
Home Town: Bad Saeckingen, Germany