CTI Industries Corporation Reports Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

LAKE BARRINGTON, Ill., Nov. 20, 2017

Mr. Cesario is a seasoned financial executive with 26 years of experience as a chief financial officer, controller and financial and accounting manager.  Most recently, Mr. Cesario served as Chief Financial Officer of Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a publicly traded manufacturer of engineered nanotechnology products from 2009 through October 2017. He has served in senior financial positions for Turf Ventures, Isco International, Outokumpu Copper, Inc. and Material Sciences Corporation.

Mr. Cesario has a B.S. Degree in accounting, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Illinois – Urbana/Champaign and an MBA in finance, with distinction, from DePaul University.  He is a registered Certified Public Accountant.

Stephen Merrick, President of CTI, stated that: "We are extremely pleased and fortunate to have someone with the experience and credentials that Frank Cesario brings to strengthen our management team."

About CTI 

CTI Industries Corporation, headquartered in Lake Barrington, Illinois, designs, develops, produces, markets and sells lines of foil balloons, vacuum sealing machines, pouches and related items for the storage of food and other household items, latex balloons, home containers and organizing products and commercial film products.  CTI markets its products throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Europe and in Latin America.