Leadership

Ron Keating is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member for Excelitas Technologies Corp.

Mr. Keating began his tenure at Excelitas Technologies in October 2023 after having served the previous nine years as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation. In 2017, Mr. Keating took the global provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions and services public. In May 2023, he led the sale of Evoqua to Xylem (NYSE: XYL), with a market topping purchase price at 25x EBITDA.

Prior to joining Evoqua, Mr. Keating served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Contech Engineered Solutions, an infrastructure site solutions provider. Before heading Contech, Mr. Keating served as President of the Metalworking Solutions and Services Group of Kennametal Inc., a supplier of tooling and industrial materials.

Mr. Keating served on the board of directors of US Ecology Inc. until 2022, and currently serves on the board of directors of EnPro Industries, Inc, a publicly-traded company.

Mr. Keating holds an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and received a B.S. in Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University.

Ben Stas serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Excelitas Technologies Corp., a position he has held since October 2023. Prior to joining Excelitas, Mr. Stas was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation for eight years. During his tenure at Evoqua, he collaborated with Mr. Keating on the company's transformation, leading it to become a global provider of water and wastewater treatment solutions and services, going public in 2017, and subsequently facilitating the successful sale of Evoqua to Xylem (NYSE: XYL) at a market-leading purchase price of 25x EBITDA.

Before his time at Evoqua, Mr. Stas held several senior financial and business roles at Kennametal Inc. from 1997 to 2015. His positions at Kennametal included Chief Financial Officer of the Industrial Business Group, Vice President of Finance for Business Groups, Vice President of Manufacturing for the Industrial Segment, Chief Financial Officer of Kennametal Europe GmbH, Director of Finance Metalworking Manufacturing, and Director of Finance North America Metalworking Sales and Marketing.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Stas worked at Dupont Co. as a Plant Controller, Systems Implementation Team Leader, and Plant Accountant.

Mr. Stas holds an M.B.A. from Duquesne University and a B.S. in Business Administration from Drexel University.

John Cronley is the Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Excelitas Technologies Corp, responsible for leading acquisition activities.

Before joining Excelitas in 2021, he served as Vice President of Business Development at AMETEK, Inc. since 2016. Mr. Cronley’s diverse strategic experience includes mergers and acquisitions and extensive relationship development with executive business leaders, private equity firms, and investment bankers. Mr. Cronley also served as Vice President of Marketing and Program Management at Artesyn Embedded Technologies, now part of Advanced Energy, from 2013 to 2016 and has held various operating roles of expanding responsibilities at Emerson Electric since 2002.

Mr. Cronley holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business, and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from Kettering University.

Hervé Fages is the Executive Vice President and President of the Advanced Industrial Segment for Excelitas Technologies Corp. 

Mr. Fages began his role at Excelitas on April 1, 2024, after serving five years as Executive Vice President and President of the Applied Water Technologies Segment at Evoqua Water Technologies/ Xylem. Before joining Evoqua, he was President of Connected Building and Building Management Systems at Honeywell, where he led a $1 billion portfolio of hardware and software platforms and solutions.

Mr. Fages has held prior senior executive positions at leading global corporations, including Schneider Electric, Tyco, and Sensormatic, and has experience working in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from Montpellier University, France, and is based in Atlanta.

Fages currently serves on the Board for Mission 500, a nonprofit that works closely with the security industry to serve the needs of children living in severe poverty across the United States.

Vincent Grieco is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Excelitas Technologies Corp.

Mr. Grieco joined Excelitas in November of 2023 after serving nine years as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation (Xylem).

Prior to his appointment as Evoqua’s General Counsel, Mr. Grieco held a variety of senior legal positions at Siemens Water Technologies and USFilter Corporation, both predecessors to the business becoming Evoqua.

From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Grieco was a member of the business and finance section of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. from 1993 to 1997.

Mr. Grieco holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Virginia School of Law and received a B.S. in Economics from St. Vincent College.

Jim Kohosek is the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Excelitas Technologies Corp.

Mr. Kohosek joined Excelitas in November of 2023 after serving five years as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer and two years as President of Products and Technologies Division of Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation (Xylem).

Prior to his positions with Evoqua, Mr. Kohosek held senior management positions at global industrial and manufacturing companies including Kennametal, Inc., Ingersoll Rand and Westinghouse.

Mr. Kohosek received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting and Finance (double major), both from Shippensburg University. He also completed the Wharton Executive Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania.