Board of Directors

Todd A. Adams, 52, was added to the Board in 2017. He is currently the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Zurn Elkay Water Solutions (previously Rexnord). Mr. Adams joined Rexnord in 2004 where his prior roles included President of the Water Management platform and Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Rexnord, Mr. Adams held senior financial roles with The Boeing Company, APW Ltd., Applied Power and IDEX.

Henry F. Brooks, 62, was added to the Board in 2021. He is currently President - Power & Controls, Collins Aerospace (Raytheon Technologies Corporation). Mr. Brooks’ 30-year career spans roles of increasing responsibility at United Technologies Corporation, Collins Aerospace and Raytheon Technologies with numerous leadership positions in engineering, operations and business unit management. He is a lifetime member of the National Society of Black Engineers, and a member of the Executive Leadership Council.

Kenneth C. Bockhorst, 50, was added to the Board in 2018. He is currently the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Badger Meter, Inc. Mr. Bockhorst joined Badger Meter as Chief Operating Officer in October 2017 and was promoted to President in April 2018, Chief Executive Officer in 2019 and Chairman of the Board in 2020. Prior to Badger Meter, he served six years at Actuant Corporation (a diversified industrial company; now named Enerpac Tool Group). Prior to Actuant, he held product management and operational leadership roles at IDEX and Eaton.

Melanie K. Cook, 50, was added to the Board in 2022. She served as Chief Operating Officer of GE Appliances (a Haier Company) from 2017 until her retirement in 2021; previously Vice President of Sourcing from 2014-2017. Prior to Haier, she held multiple roles within General Electric, including within the Corporate Audit Staff. Her nearly 30 years of global experiences includes business unit leadership roles, supply chain, digitalization and finance/audit across multiple industries.

Gale E. Klappa, 72, was added to the Board in 2010. He is currently Executive Chairman of WEC Energy Group. Previously he was Chairman and CEO from 2004 to May 2016 and October 2017 to January 2019; Non-Executive Chairman from May 2016 to October 2017. President from 2003 to August 2013. Mr. Klappa is a director of WEC Energy Group and its wholly owned subsidiary, Wisconsin Electric Power Company, and Associated Banc-Corp.

Xia Liu, 53, was added to the Board in 2022. She currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of WEC Energy Group, since June 2020 with oversight of strategic and long-range financial planning, corporate forecasting and budgeting, investor relations, treasury, accounting, tax, insurance and risk management. Prior to WEC Energy Group, Ms. Liu served as Executive Vice President and CFO of CenterPoint Energy since 2019 and the prior 21 years with Southern Company in roles of increasing financial responsibility. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst and an International Women’s Forum Leadership Foundation fellow.

James W. McGill, 67, was added to the Board in 2020. He is a retired executive of Eaton Corporation where he previously served as President-Electrical Sector Americas, from 2015 to his retirement in 2017; President Electrical Products Group 2013-2015 and other roles of global responsibility including Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr. McGill is a director of Powell Industries.

Tessa M. Myers, 47, was added to the Board in 2019. She is currently the Senior Vice President, Intelligent Devices at Rockwell Automation. Ms. Myers has nearly 25 years of experience serving in a variety of sales, channel management, and regional business unit leader roles including global responsibilities in Singapore and Canada for Rockwell, with expertise in “smart” devices, data and analytics connectivity and Internet of Things (IoT).

James F. Stern, 60, was added to the Board in 2016. He is currently the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for A. O. Smith Corporation. Mr. Stern serves on the Board of Governors of the Water Quality Association. He has more than 30 years of experience in management, corporate governance and M&A. Prior to joining A. O. Smith, Mr. Stern was a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP.

Glen E. Tellock, 62, was added to the Board in 2017. He retired June 1, 2021 from his role as President and Chief Executive Officer of privately-held Lakeside Foods, which he joined in 2015. Previously, Mr. Tellock served The Manitowoc Company, Inc. from 1991 to 2015, holding various leadership positions including Chief Financial Officer, until his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2007 and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2009. Early in his career, Mr. Tellock held roles at The Denver Post Corporation and Ernst & Whinney. Mr. Tellock currently serves on the board of Astec Industries, Inc.