ClearSign Combustion Corporation announced that it has hired Colin ‘Jim' Deller, Ph.D. as its new President.  Dr. Deller will transition to the role of Chief Executive Officer on April 1, 2019. Dr. Deller has twenty eight years of burner experience and most recently led the Honeywell UOP Callidus burner business worldwide. Dr. Deller will arrive as President and serve in that capacity until the end of the first quarter to enable him to focus his first two months on the business side of ClearSign.  Rob Hoffman will continue on as Interim CEO assisting Dr. Deller with the transition and will remain responsible for ClearSign's public company reporting obligations until April 1, 2019, when Dr. Deller will become the CEO.

The Company also announces that Scott Isaacson has resigned from the Board effective, January 24. 2019 and on January 29, 2019, Bruce Pate was appointed to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Isaacson's resignation. Mr. Pate currently has Board observer status and was scheduled to be nominated to the board at the next shareholders meeting as noted in the press release dated January 8, 2019.