Mark J. O'Brien

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.

Marietta Edmunds Zakas

President & Chief Executive Officer

Marietta (“Martie”) Edmunds Zakas became President & Chief Executive Officer of Mueller Water Products in 2023, after previously serving as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2018. Prior to serving as CFO, she directed Mueller’s strategic planning, corporate development, investor relations and corporate communications activities since joining the Company in 2006. Prior to joining Mueller, Ms. Zakas spent five years with Russell Corporation, a $1.4 billion athletic apparel, footwear and equipment company, where she held a variety of positions culminating in her role as Corporate Vice President, Chief of Staff, Business Development and Treasurer, until its 2006 acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway. From 1993 to 2000, Ms. Zakas served as corporate vice president, director of investor relations and corporate secretary for Equifax, Inc., a global data, analytics and technology company. Ms. Zakas began her career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Ms. Zakas earned a Bachelor of Arts degree 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 Mueller Water Products and BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., and a former director of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation.

Steven S. Heinrichs

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Steven (“Steve”) S. Heinrichs became Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal and Compliance Officer in 2023, after previously serving as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of Mueller Water Products. Prior to joining Mueller 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. In addition to his extensive legal background, Mr. Heinrichs has deep experience with strategic planning, finance and treasury matters, securities regulation and disclosure, financial compliance, risk management, tax compliance and planning, and mergers and acquisitions.

Paul McAndrew

Chief Operating Officer

Paul McAndrew became Chief Operating Officer in 2023, after previously serving as Senior Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain at Mueller Water Products. He joined the Company in 2022, overseeing the Company’s global manufacturing operations and supply chain. He is a seasoned global operating executive with strong leadership experience in operations, engineering and sales. Prior to Mueller, Mr. McAndrew worked at Emerson as a Vice President and General Manager of Professional Tools. There he held full P&L responsibility and leadership across all functions, including sales and marketing, product management and engineering, operations and supply chain and human resources. From 2003 to 2017, Mr. McAndrew worked at Kautex Textron, serving in various operating roles in multiple countries. Mr. McAndrew earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Cardiff University.