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Gonzalo '''"G.G." Pique''' is the President and CEO of [[Energy]] Recovery Inc., a company that specializes in [[pressure exchanger]] production. He was responsible for the company's increase in revenue of 100-fold. |
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==Biography== |
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An enthusiast and corporate professional who has a solid background in the [[desalination]] technology, GG was born in Havana, Cuba on May 16, 1947. He graduated from the [[University of Connecticut]] in 1969 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He started out as a Middle East regional sales manager at Combustion Engineering [[ABB]] while he pursued his masters degree at the [[University of Hartford]]. He was Country Manager of Dorr Oliver de Mexico, the Mexico City subsidiary of the largest water treatment company in the 1970's. Later, he was a VP of Sales at [[Fluor Corporation]]] [[mining]] and [[metal]] division. |
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GG worked for the [[reverse osmosis]] membrane companies in San Diego which developed seawater desalination technology for 10 years while helping raise two children. |
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In the spring of 1993, GG was approached by Dick Heckman, Chairman of US Filter to become Sr. Vice President and Corporate officer of US Filter Corp., a Fortune 500, NYSE water Company, where he drove a 25% division internal growth rate while simultaneously integrating an avalanche of multi-national acquisitions. |
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In 1999 Vivendi bought US Filter for $7.5 billion in cash. All of the USF stock options were cashed. GG spent 9 months after the acquisition “tucking his people in.” The parting feedback from colleague Andy Seidel was: |
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“GG, you have built the best water business in your segment, with creativity, risk taking and pure hard work. I have always respected your loyalty and good judgment.” |
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GG joined the ERI Energy Recovery, Inc. start-up on February 7, 2000 as a Marketing consultant. |
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Energy Recovery manufactures the PX, a patented unique ceramic device that recycles 98% of the pressure energy of a desalination plant. This has cut desalination energy costs by more than half and is helping make seawater desalination affordable. See link to [[Economist]] article below. |
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He was recruited as Executive Vice President in 2001 and became President CEO in 2002. ERI revenues have grown 100-fold as [[climate change]] increases water scarcity and the disruptive PX technology helps drive a global tsunami of affordable desalination plants being built in India, China, Africa, Israel, Spain and Australia. |
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In 2007 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Desalination Association. |
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In 2008 he was elected to the ERI board of Directors. |
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==Company== |
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Energy Recovery, Inc (ERI): global company in the water desalination industry. See link below. |
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== References == |
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http://ggpique.blogspot.com/<br> |
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http://www.energyrecovery.com/company/GG_Pique.php<br> |
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http://www.idadesal.org/t-board_063.aspx<br> |
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http://www.economist.com/search/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11484059 |
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http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/05/05/story2.html?b=1209960000^16300134 |
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1421517/000095013408010930/0000950134-08-010930-index.htm |
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[[Category:American businesspeople]] |
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