CARLSBAD, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- January 04, 2007 -- GenVault Corporation today announced that Erin Lafferty, MBA, CPA was appointed as its Chief Financial Officer effective December 15, 2006. Ms. Lafferty has more than 14 years experience in corporate and public accounting, covering both pre-IPO and public companies. Ms. Lafferty has served GenVault as its Vice President of Finance and HR since December 2004 and as its Controller since January 2002.