Management Team

Ken joined Badger Meter in October 2017 as Chief Operating Officer and was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer January 1, 2019 and Chairman of the Board January 1, 2020. He has more than 20 years of experience in global operations management. Prior to joining Badger Meter, he served at Actuant Corporation for six years, most recently as executive vice president of the energy segment. His career also includes product management and operational leadership roles at IDEX Corporation and Eaton Corporation. He received a bachelor’s degree in operations management, marketing and human resources from Marian University and an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin.

Bob was promoted to Vice President – Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2019 after joining Badger Meter in August 2018 as VP-Finance. Prior to joining Badger Meter, he served at Actuant Corporation where he most recently held the position of Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since October 2016. He also held various finance leadership roles within their Enerpac division and three years as Internal Audit Leader. Prior to Actuant, Bob spent seven years at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Bob holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Marquette University and is a CPA.

Karen was promoted to VP- Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy and Treasurer effective June 1, 2019 after joining Badger Meter in July 2018 as Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Strategy. In this role she will also oversee the company’s ESG (Environmental, Social & Governance) initiatives. Prior to joining Badger Meter, she served at Actuant Corporation, most recently as Director, Investor Relations & Communications. Her prior experience includes a variety of accounting, finance, investor relations, communications, strategy and M&A roles at Actuant Corporation, Johnson Controls, Inc and Price Waterhouse.

Fred joined Badger Meter in 2007 as director of business development and was promoted to VP-Engineering in 2011, with responsibility for all of the company’s engineering and product design and development activities. Prior to joining Badger Meter, Fred was at Eaton Corporation for nearly 20 years in various operations, research, product development, engineering, technology and project management roles. He received a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, a master’s in engineering management from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and completed an executive development program at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Bill has served in his current position with Badger Meter since 2003, with responsibility for global legal affairs, corporate governance, compliance and risk management. Prior to joining Badger Meter, Bill was corporate counsel for a U.S. division of Veolia Environmental Services. His career also includes serving as vice president and assistant general counsel for Fortis Health and staff attorney for Care Providers of Minnesota. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of Wisconsin and a juris doctorate from Syracuse University College of Law.

Rich joined Badger Meter in his current role in January 2023 and is responsible for global manufacturing operations and supply chain. Prior to joining Badger Meter, Rich spent nearly 30 years in global operations roles most recently as VP-Global Operations for InSinkErator, a division of Emerson Electric. Prior to InSinkErator, Rich spent eight years as VP-Global Operations for Wahl Clipper Corporation and 10 years with Oshkosh Corporation including roles across manufacturing, customer service, continuous improvement and general management. Rich began his career at United Technologies as a manufacturing engineer. Rich holds a Master of Business Administration, Concentration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and a Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois. He is a Certified Project Management Professional and a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt.

Sheryl joined Badger Meter in her current role in October 2020. She is responsible for leading and overseeing all of the company’s human resources policies, programs and practices. Prior to joining Badger Meter, she served as vice president of human resources for ADVENT. Her career also includes human resources leadership positions at Runzheimer International, Eaton Corporation and other multinational public companies. Sheryl holds a Master’s Degree in Industrial and Labor relations from UW-Milwaukee and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Resources Management from UW-Whitewater. 

Kim joined Badger Meter in 2008 as director of utility marketing. She was named VP-Marketing in 2009, and VP- Sales and Marketing in 2012. She oversees all sales and marketing strategy, planning, execution and customer experience activities. Prior to joining Badger Meter, Kim worked for Rockwell Automation in a variety of human resources and marketing capacities. She also practiced law with the firms of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. and Beck, Chaet, Bamberger & Polsky, S.C. in Milwaukee. She received a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from the University of Wisconsin and a juris doctorate from Marquette University.

Matt was named Vice President-SaaS, Global Commerical and International Utility in September 2024, where he is responsible for leading the global software and flow instrumentation business, along with advancing our international municipal water opportunities.  Matt most recently served as Vice President, Software and Water Quality since 2002 and Senior Director-Water Quality, since 2019. He joined Badger Meter in 2007 as a Mechanical Engineer of Applied Research and held roles of increasing responsibility including Supervisor - CAE, Manager – Mechanical Engineering and Director of Utility Engineering. Matt received a BS in Mechanical Engineering from MSOE and an Executive MBA in International Business from Marquette University.

Dan joined Badger Meter in January 2019 and was named VP-Controller in March 2019. Prior to joining Badger Meter, he spent eight years at Actuant Corporation in various financial roles including Internal Audit and business unit financial leadership. He began his career in public accounting at Deloitte and Touche LLP. Dan has a Masters of Professional Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater and is a CPA.