Board of Directors
DIPAK P. JOGIA, DIRECTOR (2016)
Mr. Jogia is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Highmore, an alternative asset manager, and serves as investment advisor to the Hugo Neu Corporation, the owner of approximately 13% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Prior to co-founding Highmore, Mr. Jogia was the Head of Alternative Investments Research at Oppenheimer & Co. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, Mr. Jogia was a Partner at FrontPoint Partners, a multi-strategy hedge fund partnership based in Greenwich, Connecticut. Mr. Jogia has also held positions at Abbey National in London and Key Asset Management, a European fund of hedge funds. Mr. Jogia received a B.A. in History, a postgraduate Diploma in Economics and an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
WILLIAM S. BRENNAN, DIRECTOR (2014)
William S. Brennan has been a director of our Company since March 24, 2014, following approximately 1½ years on the Company’s Advisory Board. In 2015, Mr. Brennan founded Ultra Capital, an investment management company, where he is the Co-Chief Investment Officer responsible for the construction of Real Asset Investment Vehicles consisting of sustainable projects in Water, Agriculture, Energy and Waste. From August 2014 to April 2015, Mr. Brennan was the Portfolio Manager – Water Solutions for EcoAlpha Asset Management, for which he was one of the founders. From July 2010 to July 2014, Mr. Brennan was the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager for Summit Global Management, Inc., overseeing the development and management of water equity strategies for the firm. From October 2008 to June 2010, he was the President and Managing Partner for Brennan Investment Partners, a water infrastructure and investment firm. During his career, he has been a Portfolio Manager of the Praetor Global Water Equities Fund in Luxemburg and the Kinetics Water Infrastructure Fund, a Senior Analyst with Pacific Growth Equities and has held various senior positions with Coopers & Lybrand, Law Engineering and General Electric. Mr. Brennan serves on the Advisory Board of The Water Initiative, the Dean’s advisory council for the School of Engineering at Colorado State University and was a member of Jabil Circuits CleanTech Advisory Board from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Brennan has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and Biology from Lehigh University; a MS in Biomedical Engineering from Colorado State University and an MBA from Villanova University where he has also been an adjunct professor in the graduate MBA program. Our Board determined that Mr. Brennan is qualified to serve as a director because of his extensive financial and business expertise in the water sector and broad experience with growth companies as a portfolio manager.
A. JUDSON HILL, DIRECTOR (2004)
Globally recognized water industry expert. Managing Director of NGP Energy Capital Management. Previously, Managing Partner of Summit Global Management Inc. Formerly a Partner with The Halifax Group and Aqua International Partners, L.P., a private equity fund (global water focus). Earlier, HSBC Managing Director Investment Banker focused on water technology/services and water utilities; 15 years operational management at Westinghouse Electric Corp. and Atlantic Richfield Corp. B.S./M.S. (Civil/Environmental Engineering) - University of Pittsburgh, BS (Biology & Chemistry) - Edinboro University.
DAVID GREENWALD, DIRECTOR (1999)
Expert in distribution and logistics. Chairman of Lansco Colors; President of Shoot the Moon Productions (TV series produced with Warner Bros.); Board of Directors for Northern Westchester Center For the Arts (1995 -1999); Board of Directors of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester (2000 – present). BA - Connecticut College.