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Ron Keating

Ronald C. Keating has served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Evoqua Water Technologies, Inc. since December 2014. Since the start of his career in 1992, he has held various roles of increasing responsibilities and continues to uphold standards in all of his leadership positions. Mr. Keating serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Trustees for the Manufacturers Alliance.

Prior to joining Evoqua, Mr. Keating was President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Contech Engineered Solutions, an infrastructure site solutions provider. Before heading Contech, he served as President of the Metalworking Solutions and Services Group of Kennametal Inc., a supplier of tooling and industrial materials. He also held previous roles at Kennametal as the Vice President and General Manager of the Energy, Mining and Construction Group and for the Electronics Products Group from 2001 to 2007. Mr. Keating currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Compensation and Corporate Governance Committees of US Ecology Inc. Mr. Keating received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University.