ChampionScott Partners announces the successful placement of Thomas Rooney as Chief Executive Officer at Energy Recovery Inc. This search was completed in less than 90 days from search initiation until Mr. Rooney started as the new CEO of ERI.
Mr. Rooney brings to ERI nearly 30 years of executive public and private company experience in industries such as renewable energy, smart grid technologies, water purification, waste treatment, engineering and construction. As ERI’s new CEO, Mr. Rooney will leverage his broad management skills in leading companies through new stages of growth in order to expand the reach of ERI’s existing technologies and products into new cleantech markets.
Most recently, Mr. Rooney was the CEO of SPG Solar, one of the largest solar integrators in the United States. Under his leadership, SPG dramatically improved operational efficiencies, expanded to a national enterprise, and doubled its profits. Prior to his role at SPG Solar, Mr. Rooney was president and CEO at Insituform Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: INSU), a global, publically traded company where he executed a progressive, multi-dimension growth strategy that significantly strengthened the Company financially, technically and operationally.
Currently, Mr. Rooney is a member of the technical advisory board for Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ: AEIS), a global leader in innovative solar power and control technologies. He has held positions on the board of Beijing-based Duoyuan Global Water, Inc. (NYSE: DGW), and was part of the team that helped guide the Company through its IPO in 2009.
About ChampionScott Partners
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About Energy Recovery Inc
Energy Recovery Inc (NASDAQ:ERII) designs and develops energy recovery devices that help make desalination affordable by significantly reducing energy consumption. Energy Recovery technologies include the PX Pressure Exchanger™ (PX™) device for desalination and the Turbocharger hydraulic turbine energy recovery device and pump for desalination, gas and liquid processing applications. In total, Energy Recovery reduces the carbon footprint of desalination, saving more than 970 MW of energy and offsetting CO2emissions by more than 5.2 million tons per year. The company is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in Detroit and in key desalination centers worldwide, including Madrid, Shanghai, and the United Arab Emirates. For more information about Energy Recovery, Inc. please visit www.energyrecovery.com.