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 is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Excelitas Technologies Corp.

Mr. Stas assumed his role at Excelitas in October 2023 after serving for the past eight years as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Evoqua Water Technologies Corporation.

Before joining Evoqua, Mr. Stas held various senior financial and business roles at Kennametal Inc. from 1997 to 2015, most recently as Chief Financial Officer of the Industrial Business Group and Chief Financial Officer of Kennametal Europe GmbH. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Manufacturing for the Industrial Segment, Vice President of Finance of Business Groups, Director of Finance Metalworking Manufacturing, Director of Finance North America Metalworking Sales and Marketing, and Financial Analyst for Global Financial Sales and Marketing.

Before his tenure at Kennametal, Mr. Stas served as a Plant Controller, Systems Implementation Team Leader, and Plant Accountant for Dupont Co. 

Mr. Stas holds an M.B.A. from Duquesne University and received 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.

Michael Ersoni is Executive Vice President and President of the Life Sciences and Semiconductor Segment for Excelitas Technologies Corp. 

Most recently, he was Executive Vice President of the Global Commercial Business for Excelitas. Prior to his appointment with Excelitas, Mr. Ersoni held numerous leadership roles at PerkinElmer, starting in 1995. During his tenure at PerkinElmer, he served as Vice President and General Manager for PerkinElmer’s Commercial Sensors business, General Manager of the Industrial Sensors business, and has held a variety of engineering leadership and product marketing positions spanning applications engineering and new product development.

Mr. Ersoni holds an M.Eng from McMaster University and an M.B.A. from Queens University. Mr. Ersoni is a Certified Management Accountant.

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.