About
Founding
Axius Water was founded in 2019 by KKR, in partnership with XPV Water Partners. This wastewater treatment platform aims to become the leading provider of nutrient management solutions for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities.
Through the foundational acquisitions of EOSi and Nexom, Inc. the platform aims to address nutrient contamination of water globally by building a diversified and growing portfolio of leading solutions. As a part of our mission to drive out nutrient pollution, we added EDI (Environmental Dynamics International) to the platform.
Adding EDI accelerated the growth of the water quality platform’s nutrient management offerings through Nexom, and EOSi. EDI integrated into Nexom, combining EDI’s expertise in serving medium- to large-scale treatment facilities – both in North America and internationally – with Nexom’s expertise in serving small- to medium-sized treatment facilities.
Investors
About KKR
KKR is a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate and credit, with strategic partners that manage hedge funds. They generate attractive investment returns for fund investors by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with its portfolio companies.
References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds. For additional information about KKR please visit www.kkr.com.
About XPV Water Partners
XPV Water Partners is comprised of experienced water entrepreneurs, operators, and investment professionals dedicated to make a difference in the water industry. They invest in and actively supports water-focused companies to enable them to grow and deliver value for all stakeholders.
Over $400 million USD are manged by XPV in investment capital from institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia.
For more information, visit www.xpvwaterpartners.com.
Management
Chris McIntire
CEO of Axius Water
Chris is a senior executive with a unique set of experiences in the Water Technology sector. The majority of his 30+ year career has focused on acquisitions and improvement of businesses. After a successful 14-year career at Thermo Fisher, Chris was part of the founding team of Nova Analytics, a roll up of well-known water instrumentation companies that was ultimately sold to ITT, predecessor of Xylem, in 2010.
Chris served as a founding officer and division president for Xylem, a NYSE traded, multi-national corporation. At Xylem, Chris was responsible for a P&L with revenue of more than $600M including Water Treatment and Instrumentation. After 5 successful years with Xylem focusing on growth, acquisitions and strategy, Chris returned to private equity M&A, partnering with Union Park Capital on KPM Analytics.
In 5 short years, 6 acquisitions were completed and another successful leader in Analytical Instrumentation was created. In July 2020, Chris joined Axius Water and looks to continue finding great businesses and helping solve water challenges. Chris spent the early part of his career in Engineering, Product Development and Operations and is a graduate of Northeastern University.
Martin Hildebrand
CEO of Nexom and EDI
Martin Hildebrand, P.Eng, is the CEO of Nexom. He started Nexom’s founding predecessor, Nelson Environmental, in 1997, and in the subsequent 23 years he has focused on pioneering wastewater treatment systems for both nutrient removal at both municipal and industrial applications, particularly those in cold climates. On his watch, Nexom has supplied its process technologies to more than 700 projects, and has also completed four acquisitions since 2016. He is a Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Manitoba.
Thomas J. Walkosak
EOSi CEO
Tom joined EOSi in 2018 and has over 22 years of experience in leadership and management of environmental services and water treatment chemical businesses. Prior to joining EOSi, he was General Manager of USP Technologies, a Trojan / Danaher company that provides environmental technology, equipment and chemical service programs for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment applications.
Mr. Walkosak was also a VP and member of the Trojan Technologies Executive Team. Prior career experience included a series of progressively responsible positions in manufacturing, marketing and business management at FMC Corporation, a leading global producer of hydrogen peroxide and other specialty and industrial chemicals. Mr. Walkosak earned a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University and also completed “The Executive Program” at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.
Fred McCabe
Senior Vice President and General Manager of EDI
Mr. McCabe is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia where he received a BS in Marketing and an MBA in Finance. Prior to joining EDI in 2003, Mr. McCabe was with the consulting firm of ILMS, LLC, and Director of Materials for the Power System Division of Hubbell. Mr. McCabe’s responsibilities include management of the Columbia, Missouri, operations including finance, MIS, contracts, sales, inside sales, project management, safety and production operations.