Millennium Biotechnologies Group, Inc. (MBTG.OB) Announces Appointment of Mark C. Mirken as its President and Chief Operati...( BASKING RIDGE N.J. Sept. 12 /- Mi...)

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millennium Biotechnologies Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MBTG) announced today that Mark C. Mirken has been elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Millennium and its subsidiary Millennium Biotechnologies, Inc. Mr. Mirken brings more that 18 years of combined senior level management, product development and marketing expertise to Millennium. Mr. Mirken was President and Chief Operating Officer of TurboChef Technologies, Inc. (OVEN) where he was responsible for overseeing the global expansion of the company's product line. Under his direction the TurboChef line of products expanded both domestically and internationally serving such global companies as Starbucks, Subway and HMS Host. Earlier, Mr. Mirken was the Senior Vice President of Development for The Trump Organization. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of North Carolina and received his JD from the University of North Carolina.

Jerry Swon, CEO of Millennium, commented, "Mark Mirken has a proven track record as a senior level executive in the public arena and will be instrumental in helping to take Millennium to the next level. His success and accomplishments while serving as the Chief Operating Officer of TurboChef Technologies Inc. should add significant depth to our team. Mark was the catalyst for the initial sales and business relationships between TurboChef, Subway, Starbucks and numerous other global accounts which subsequently built TurboChef in to a world-wide brand. Based on Mark's success in establishing these relationships annual sales grew materially, ultimately driving shareholder value. We see his time tested skills and global relationships as key elements in developing and commercially exploiting our products across a very broad and lucrative spectrum. He has an excellent reputation in the financial markets having spent the last two years consulting for numerous funds including Fidel
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