MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS - Key Persons

J. Scott Hall - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
  • Trustee
  • Textron in 2001 As President
Scott Hall is President and Chief Executive Officer of Mueller Water Products, Inc. and a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Prior to joining Mueller Water Products in 2017, Mr. Hall was President and CEO of Textron's Industrial segment, which is comprised of Textron Specialized Vehicles, Textron Tools & Test, Jacobsen and Kautex. He also led the Textron Tools & Test division, a group of companies within the Textron Industrial segment that produce professional grade tools and test equipment. Mr. Hall was a member of Textron's Executive Leadership Team. Mr. Hall is a trustee on the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI Board of Trustees, a leading business research and executive education organization and advocate for manufacturing interests. He also served on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers. Mr. Hall joined Textron in 2001 as president of Tempo, a multi-facility roll-up of communication test equipment. He was named president of Greenlee in 2003 when Tempo became part of the Greenlee business unit. Prior to joining Textron, Mr. Hall had several leadership roles at General Cable, a leading manufacturer of wire and cable. Mr. Hall ran General Cable's Canadian businesses before taking over responsibility for GCC's Global Communications business. Mr. Hall received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and his MBA from the University of Western Ontario Ivey School of Business, both in Canada.

Marietta Edmunds Zakas - CFO, EVP

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Executive Vice President
Marietta Edmunds Zakas has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since January 2018. She served as Senior Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Communications from November 2006 to December 2017. She was also the interim head of Human Resources from January 2016 to December 2017. Previously, Ms. Zakas held various positions at Russell Corporation, an athletic apparel, footwear and equipment company, culminating in her role as Corporate Vice President, Chief of Staff, Business Development and Treasurer. Ms. Zakas served as corporate vice president, director of investor relations and corporate secretary for Equifax, Inc., a consumer and commercial credit reporting agency. She also served as Equifax's treasurer. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Randolph-Macon Woman's College (now known as Randolph College), a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ms. Zakas is a director of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. and is a former director of Atlantic Capital Bank and Atlantic Capital Bancshares.

Mark J. O'Brien - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Chairman
Mark O'Brien became Non-Executive Chairman in January 2018. He has been a member of our board of directors since April 2006 and was Lead Independent Director from 2015 to 2018. He served as Chairman of Walter Investment Management Corporation (formerly Walter Industries' Homes Business), a mortgage portfolio owner and mortgage originator and servicer, from 2009 through December 2015, and he served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to October 2015. Mr. O'Brien has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Brier Patch Capital and Management, Inc., a real estate management and investment firm, since 2004. He served in various executive capacities at Pulte Homes, Inc., a home building company, for 21 years, retiring as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2003. Mr. O'Brien earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Miami.

Steven S. Heinrichs - EVP, Secretary

Job Titles:
  • Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
  • Corporate Secretary
  • Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Mueller Water Products in August 2018, Mr. Heinrichs served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Neenah, Inc., a leading global specialty materials company. For the past 25 years, Mr. Heinrichs has engaged in both private practice and in-house legal counsel roles for public and private companies. Mr. Heinrichs earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, a Juris Doctor from Tulane University Law School, and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.