Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has named Christopher J. Harris as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. Concurrent with Mr. Harris' appointment, the Board of Directors discontinued the Office of the Chief Executive Officer, established on an interim basis in December 2013. Nikhil A. Mehta, a former member of the Office of the CEO, will continue as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Pedro J. Lopez-Baldrich, also a former member of the Office of the CEO, will continue as the Company's General Counsel and Vice President of Administration.

Mr. Harris has over 25 years of technical, commercial and general management experience in both privately-held and publicly-traded specialty chemicals and materials companies. Mr. Harris has served as CDTi's Chief Operating Officer and Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain and Research and Engineering since April 2012. Mr. Harris joined the Company as Chief Operations Officer in October 2010, following the business combination of CDTi and Catalytic Solutions Inc. Mr. Harris served as President of Catalytic Solutions Inc.'s Catalyst business from August 2008 to October 2010.