EXECUTIVE TEAM

President and CEO

Gary Edwards

President and CEO

Mr. Edwards joined Aqua-Chem, Inc. in 2016 as President and CEO.

Previously with Maxcess International, Extrusion Dies Industries, Tyden Group and Phillips and Temro Industries, Mr. Edwards has extensive experience in driving the growth of companies that specialize in highly engineered products, with a focus on customer driven strategy development, operations and finance, acquisitions and organic growth initiatives.

Gary has an MBA from the University of Manitoba and a BS in Engineering from the University of Regina, Saskatchewan.

VP of Engineering

Brian McClellan

VP of Engineering

Mr. McClellan rejoined Aqua-Chem in 2017 as Vice President of Engineering. Prior to accepting his current position, he held positions of Technical Director and Vice President / General Manager of Tri-Tech Infrastructure, J&Y Water Division designing, procuring and project managing water treatment projects in the Beverage, Desalination, and Industrial Water reclamation industries. From 1990 until 2012, he was with Aqua-Chem serving many important Technical and Customer facing roles including Manufacturing Manager, Director of Product Development, Director of Customer Service, and Chief Technical Director. Prior to joining Aqua-Chem in 1990, he worked for Milliken & Company in Operations Management and Process Engineering. Mr. McClellan received his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University in 1986.

VP of Sales – Life Sciences

Jeff Okun

VP of Sales – Life Sciences

Mr. Okun joined Aqua-Chem, Inc. in 2017 as Vice President of Sales, Life Sciences. He has over twenty five years of water technologies experience. Previously positions held at Evoqua Water Technologies (formerly Siemens Water Technologies and USFilter) include Director of Corporate Accounts, Director of Life Sciences Sales and BioPharm Market Manager. Earlier in his career, Mr. Okun had worked at Steris, Fluor and Ionics (now part of Suez Water Technologies).

Jeff has an MBA from Northeastern Univ. and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern Univ.

VP of Sales – Energy

Sean Green

VP of Sales – Energy

Mr. Green joined Aqua-Chem, Inc. in 1991. He is currently Vice President of Sales, Energy. He has over twenty five years of water technologies experience in the Energy, Life Sciences and Beverage markets. Mr. Green started his career at Aqua-Chem as an application engineer developing water technology solutions for customers and later transitioned to Director of Energy, Life Sciences and Beverage markets growing the company throughout his time at Aqua-Chem.

Sean has a MBA from Marquette University and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Milwaukee School of Engineering.

Chief Financial Officer

Steve Rayme

Steve Rayme

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Rayme brings a breadth of experience across diverse industries, including manufacturing, high tech, and technical and professional services. Within manufacturing, his product lines have included cocoa, rockets, underwear, and commercial satellites. He enjoys the challenge of learning new businesses, identifying the drivers that make them tick, and optimizing the business model.

Steve’s commitment to continuous process improvement was honed during his 15+ years with Martin Marietta, Fruit of the Loom, and Lockheed Martin in various financial and operational roles.

Director of Strategic Development

Shane DeWitt

Director of Strategic Development

Mr. DeWitt joined Aqua-Chem, Inc. in 2015. He is currently the Director of Strategic Development focused on the Life Science industry. Mr. DeWitt has previously served as the Operations Manager for Life Science and Beverage industries within the Aqua-Chem organization. He has over twenty years of water technology experience all focused within the Life Science arena. Shane has spent most of his professional career in the design, procurement, installation, start-up, commissioning, validation and operation of high purity water generation and distribution systems. Mr. DeWitt understands the pharmaceutical / biopharma project life cycle, regulatory requirements, the importance of properly designed systems and delivery of equipment as specified.

Shane has a Bachelor of Applied Science from Olivet Nazarene University.

VP of Operations

Frank Keefer

VP of Operations

Mr. Keefer joined Aqua-Chem, Inc. in 2010. He has over twenty-five years of manufacturing and operations experience. Before joining Aqua-Chem in 2010, he was with Fulton Bellows, Rexnord Industries, Exide Technologies, and Special Devices, Inc. in various senior manufacturing and operations positions. Frank has an MBA and a BA from the Saint Leo.

Director of Supply Chain Management

David Hansard

Director of Supply Chain Management

Mr. Hansard joined Aqua-Chem in 2003 as a Senior Buyer. David has held various positions within the Purchasing and Sourcing department including, Purchasing Manager. In 2012 David was promoted to Global Supply Chain Manager, before his promotion to Director of Supply Chain management in late 2013. Mr. Hansard assumed his current role of VP of Product and Business Development in 2015. Prior to joining Aqua-Chem, David was employed by Robertshaw Tennessee, a division of Invensys, as Manager of Quoting, Pricing and Cost Estimating. David is a member of APICS and is Lean Process Certified. Hansard holds a B.A. in Geology/Geography from the University of Tennessee.

Director of Human Resources

Kristine Edwards

Director of Human Resources

Ms. Edwards joined Aqua-Chem, Inc in February 2018 as the Director of Human Resources. Previously with Detroit Stoker Company and Anderson Development Company, Ms. Edwards joins the Aqua-Chem, Inc. team with more than 20 years of Human Resources experience.

Kris has an MA in Counseling and a BS in Business Management and Organizational Development from Spring Arbor University.

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