Leadership
Shamus Hurley
President and Chief Executive Officer
Prior to joining Parkson Corporation, Mr. Hurley was President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinetico Incorporated, also an Axel Johnson Inc. Company. Mr. Hurley was also President of Bosch Security Systems from 2005 until 2007 and held various senior leadership roles with Honeywell International, Inc. from 1989 to 2002. Mr. Hurley holds a bachelor’s degree with a Specialization in Physics and Marketing from Concordia University in Montreal, as well as, an Engineering Sciences diploma from the Collège militaire royal du Canada.
Clare Peeters
Vice President / Chief Operating Officer
Ms. Peeters has a background in business and corporate development and management consulting. She previously was VP and Managing Director of Corporate Development for Axel Johnson, Parkson’s parent company, where she spent five years working alongside Parkson among other portfolio companies. Ms. Peeters holds an AB in Economics from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Dave Chew
Vice President Chemical and Separations Products
Mr. Chew has over 25 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry. He previously worked for Fairmount Santrol (Chesterland, Ohio), a supplier to Parkson’s DynaSand® product and worked more than 20 years designing and selling water recycling, wastewater and metal recovery equipment at Kinetico (Newbury, Ohio), an Axel Johnson Company. Mr. Chew earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin– Madison and an MBA from the University of California– Berkeley.
Bill Maesalu
Vice President / Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Maesalu previously worked in various executive roles at Chiron America, Rexa, and Stanley Works. Bill completed his public accounting experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. Maesalu is a CPA and holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Jeff Fangman
Vice President / General Manager Sales
Mr. Fangman has over 27 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry. He previously worked at Siemens Water Technologies, where for over 24 years he held various positions from Applications Engineer, Sales, and General Manager of the Jet Tech Products Division, and Director of Sales for all of Siemens Municipal business in North America. Mr. Fangman has a bachelor's degree in Industrial Technology from Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas.
Michael Hill
VP / GM Product Management, Aftermarket & Marketing
Mr. Hill joined Parkson in early 2008 and has since held the positions of Six Sigma and Business Process Leader, Biosolids Product Portfolio Manager, Regional Sales Manager and General Manager of the Aftermarket Business. Prior to joining Parkson, Mr. Hill worked in the fields of Capital Project Engineering and Supply Chain Management in the fiberglass manufacturing industry. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, an MBA from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Florida.
Rob Berry
VP Engineering, Supply Chain and R&D
Rob has over 25 years of leadership experience in engineering, supply chain and operational roles spanning industries that include plastics, healthcare, construction, and industrial machinery, with both large corporations like General Electric and small privately-owned companies. Prior to his role at Parkson, he owned a business specializing in leadership training and development. Mr. Berry is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, has a BASc with honors in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and his MBA from the University of Phoenix.
