Water and Wastewater Treatment Solutions
World Class Management Team
Newly appointed management team with significant experience in water treatment leading to multiple successful exits
DOUG BROWN
Chairman
TOM POKORSKY
CEO and
Managing Director
⚫ Fluence BOD Advisor May 2022, BOD Chairman March 2023
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Ionics Incorporated (NYSE: ION) - membrane based water purification systems
Product Manager (1976-1983)
CEO (2003-05)
✓ Achieved significant business turnaround
✓ Increased entity value from $350 million to $1.3 BN in less than 2 years
• Advent International - global private equity firm
1985-2002, CEO (1995-2002)
Led global deal teams, raised $1 BN and $3.5 BN funds
AquaVenture Holdings (NYSE: WAAS) - Water-as-a-Service provider
Founder and CEO
Sold to Culligan / Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners for $1.2 BN -
March 2020
⚫ MIT Chemical Engineering, Harvard MBA
• Joined in March 2022
• Nexom Inc. - dedicated to selling technology and equipment in the nutrient
removal sector of wastewater treatment
CEO and Founder (2016-19)
✓ Realized a revenue CAGR of over 25% and EBITDA CAGR of 50%
✓ Exited less than 4 years after startup with an ROI exceeding 40%
• Newterra - Leader in modular water and wastewater treatment solutions
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Chairman (2014-20); Interim CEO (2015-16)
Aquarius Technologies - Formed new company with VC partner to introduce and
market two new wastewater treatment technologies
President & CEO (2006-14)
• Sanitaire / ITT Industries - Advanced Water Treatment (now Xylem)
Sanitaire - President (1994-97), CEO (1997-02); ITT - President (2002-06)
Grew from $60+ million to $350+ million
• Water Pollution Control Corporation
Project Engineer (74-79); Regional Sales Manager (79-85); VP Sales (85-94)
B.S. Civil Engineering (1974), Marquette University
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