Gregory E. Hyland has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 2005 and as President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2006. Mr. Hyland served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walter Industries, a homebuilding, financial services and natural resources company, from September 2005 until December 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Hyland served as President, U.S. Fleet Management Solutions of Ryder System, Inc., a transportation and logistics company, from June 2005 to September 2005. He served as Executive Vice President, U.S. Fleet Management Solutions of Ryder from October 2004 to June 2005. From December 2003 to September 2004, Mr. Hyland was not employed. He was President of the Industrial Products Segment for Textron, Inc., a multi-industry company, from February 2002 to August 2003 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Textron Golf, Turf and Specialty Products from January 2001 to January 2002. From September 1997 to December 2000, Mr. Hyland served as President of the Engineered Products Group, Flow Control Division of Tyco International, a diversified manufacturing conglomerate. Mr. Hyland graduated from the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned his Bachelor’s and Master of Business Administration Degrees.
Dale B. Smith has been Chief Executive Officer of Mueller Group since August 1999. He has also been Chief Operating Officer of the Company since January 2006. Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President of our subsidiary Mueller Co. from June 1994 to August 1999, Executive Vice President of Finance for Tyco Europe from 1992 to 1994, Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for Tyco from 1988 to 1992, Director of Mergers and Acquisitions for Grinnell Corp. from 1986 to 1988, Chief Financial Officer of Ludlow Corp. (a Tyco Company) from 1983 to 1986 and Corporate Controller for Grinnell Corp. from 1981 to 1983. From 1971 to 1981, Mr. Smith was employed by Price Waterhouse & Co. as a certified public accountant. Mr. Smith graduated from Middlebury College with an A.B. in Economics in 1967 and received a Masters of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting from the University of Rochester in 1971.
Raymond P. Torok has been President of our U.S. Pipe segment since July 2004. Before joining U.S. Pipe, from May 2003 to December 2003, he was interim President at Golden Casting Corporation, a foundry operation producing highly engineered precision castings, and from October 1998 to February 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Cold Metal Products, a steel production company. Mr. Torok holds a Bachelor’s Degree from John Carroll University and a Master’s of Business Administration from Butler University.
Thomas E. Fish has served as President of our Anvil segment since 2000. From January 2005 through November 2005, Mr. Fish served as Mueller Co.’s Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Fish served as Vice President of Manufacturing for Grinnell Corp., a manufacturer of threaded and grooved pipe fittings, pipe hangers and sprinkler heads, from 1996 to 1999, Vice President of Finance and Administration for Grinnell Corp. from 1992 to 1996, Corporate Controller for Grinnell Corp. from 1984 to 1992 and Director of Internal Audit for Grinnell Fire Protection Systems, a manufacturer of fire protection systems, from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Fish was employed by Price Waterhouse & Co. from 1976 to 1982 as a certified public accountant. Mr. Fish graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Accounting in 1976.
Robert Barker has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer since November 2006. Prior to joining the Company, he was a partner with the law firm of Powell Goldstein LLP in Atlanta from August 2001. Mr. Barker received an A.B. with distinction from Stanford University in History and Political Science and received a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.
Robert D. Dunn has served as our Senior Vice President, Human Resources since November 2007. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Dean Foods Company (formerly Suiza Foods), a dairy processor and organic food manufacturer, since 1999. From 1979 to 1984, Mr. Dunn was a Captain in the United States Army. Mr. Dunn holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in criminal justice administration and marketing from Murray State University and a Masters of Business Administration Degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Evan L. Hart has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since July 2008. He joined the Company in September 2006 as Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis and was promoted to Controller in December 2007. Prior to joining Mueller Water Products, Mr. Hart had been Vice President, Controller and Treasurer for Unisource Worldwide, Inc. for four years. He had previously been with Georgia-Pacific Corporation for ten years where he served in such roles as Division Controller, Senior Manager of Financial Reporting and Internal Audit Supervisor. Mr. Hart began his career with Price Waterhouse in Birmingham, Ala. and Atlanta, Ga. where he served audit clients in the manufacturing and health care industries. Mr. Hart holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and economics from Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Ala. and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Robert P. Keefe has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer since March 2007. Most recently, Mr. Keefe was Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Russell Corporation, an athletic apparel, footwear and equipment company, from August 2002 to August 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Keefe was Vice President and Chief Information Officer for ConAgra Refrigerated Foods, a processor and marketer of refrigerated food products, from 1996 to 2002. He also held progressively responsible systems positions with Kraft Foods Inc., a food and beverage company, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical and health care products company. Mr. Keefe is a director of the Society for Information Management, International (SIM), a non-profit trade organization, and the SIM Foundation. Mr. Keefe holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the State University of New York at Oswego and a Masters of Business Administration from Pace University.
Marietta Edmunds Zakas has been Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations, since November 2006. Before joining the Company, from September 2001 through August 2006, Ms. Zakas served in 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. Prior to joining Russell Corporation in 2001, Ms. Zakas served as corporate vice president, director of investor relations and corporate secretary for Equifax, Inc., a consumer and commercial credit reporting agency, from 1993 to 2000. Ms. Zakas also served as Equifax’s treasurer, as well as executive assistant to the Chairman and CEO. Ms. Zakas earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, a Master’s of Business Administration from the Colgate-Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law.
