Mueller Water Products Builds Executive Staff
2006年11月30日 - 8:55AM
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- C. Robert Barker Named Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
Corporate Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer - ATLANTA, Nov.
29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mueller Water Products, Inc.
(NYSE:MWA) announced today that it has named C. Robert Barker
executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary
and Marietta Edmunds Zakas sr. vice president - strategic planning
and investor relations. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061129/CLW095-a) (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20061129/CLW095-b) "We are
excited to have these outstanding professionals join our executive
team in two very critical roles as we prepare to finalize our
spin-off from Walter Industries," said Mueller Water Products
Chairman and CEO Gregory E. Hyland. Barker will manage all legal
affairs of Mueller Water and will have responsibility for corporate
governance issues, which include SEC reporting obligations, general
legal oversight and supporting the activities of the Board of
Directors. Barker also will serve as the Company's chief compliance
officer. He will report to Greg Hyland. Prior to joining Mueller
Water, Barker worked in the corporate practice group at Powell
Goldstein LLP in Atlanta since 2001. He also worked in the
corporate legal department at The Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta from
1991 to 2000. Prior to joining Coca-Cola, he practiced corporate
and securities law in New York for eight years. He received his law
degree from the University of Virginia School of Law and his
Bachelor's Degree, with distinction, from Stanford University. He
is admitted to the Bar in both New York and Georgia. Also reporting
to Hyland, Zakas will direct Mueller Water's investor relations
program to promote visibility, understanding and support of
corporate objectives. She also will be responsible for the
Company's strategic planning functions. She previously served in a
series of progressively responsible roles with Russell Corporation,
culminating in her role as corporate vice president, chief of
staff, business development and treasurer for the athletic apparel,
footwear and equipment company with approximately $1.4 billion in
revenues. Prior to joining Russell Corporation in 2001, she served
as corporate vice president, director of investor relations and
corporate secretary for Equifax, Inc. from 1996 to 2000. Zakas also
served as Equifax's treasurer, as well as executive assistant to
the Chairman and CEO. Before joining Equifax, she held
progressively responsible roles with both Holiday Inn Worldwide in
Atlanta and Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc.'s Investment Banking
Division in New York. She holds an MBA from the Colgate-Darden
Graduate School of Business Administration, a law degree from the
University of Virginia School of Law and a Bachelor's Degree from
Randolph-Macon Woman's College. About Mueller Water Products
Mueller Water Products is a majority-owned subsidiary of Walter
Industries, Inc. with revenues of approximately $1.9 billion. The
Company is comprised of three main operating segments: Mueller Co.,
U.S. Pipe and Anvil. The Company is a leader in water
infrastructure, flow control and water transmission products. Based
in Atlanta, Ga., the Company employs approximately 7,000 people.
For more information about Mueller Water Products, please visit the
Company's web site at http://www.muellerwaterproducts.com/
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Mueller Water Products
CONTACT: Investors, Martie Edmunds Zakas, Sr. Vice President -
Strategic Planning & Investor Relations, +1-770-206-4237, or ,
or Media, Michael A. Monahan, Director - Corporate Communications,
+1-813-871-4132, or , both for Mueller Water Products Web site:
http://www.muellerwaterproducts.com/
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